A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the …

Adrienne Rich
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A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored.'” ✨ Adrienne Rich (2002). Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations, p.52, W. W. Norton & Company
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A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored.'” ✨ Adrienne Rich (2002). Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations, p.52, W. W. Norton & Company

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