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Quote by Marian Anderson
As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might. – Marian Anderson

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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow. – Marian Anderson

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