Ifs Quote by Rigoberta Menchu

“I think that if one's role doesn't correspond to what one says, if one's life doesn't correspond to what one preaches, if one is not true to one's people, someone else will come as a substitute.” quote by Rigoberta Menchu — Download Open image

“I think that if one's role doesn't correspond to what one says, if one's life doesn't correspond to what one preaches, if one is not true to one's people, someone else will come as a substitute.”

Rigoberta Menchu

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