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Quote by Harper Lee
Folks dont like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.

Folks dont like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates em. Youre not gonna change any of them by talking right, theyve got to want to learn themselves, and when they dont want to learn theres nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language. – Harper Lee

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As you grow older, youll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and dont you forget it — whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash. – Harper Lee

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Real courage is when you know youre licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. – Harper Lee

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