Quote by Jean Genet
A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibil

A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. – Jean Genet

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