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“Listen, here's reality. It is completely unfair and absolutely necessary…” quote by Van Jones — Download Open image

“Listen, here's reality. It is completely unfair and absolutely necessary that people who have been oppressed and marginalized have to lead everybody. That is MLK, that is Dolores Huerta, that is Fannie Lou Hamer, that is Ella Jo Baker, that is Nelson Mandela. You walk down the line.”

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