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Quote by Ralph Ellison
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I am an invisible man…. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids – and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. – Ralph Ellison

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By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication. – Ralph Ellison

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communication
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The understanding of art depends finally upon ones willingness to extend ones humanity and ones knowledge of human life. – Ralph Ellison

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There comes a time when people get tired of being plunged into the abyss of exploitation and nagging injustice. – Martin Luther King,Jr.

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Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. – Countess of Blessington

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For Africa to me… is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place. – Maya Angelou

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Prejudice is the child of ignorance. – William Hazlitt

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Its never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. – Alan Dershowitz

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When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed. – Marilyn Manson

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