Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade …

Maya Angelou
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Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone else's whim or convenience. ✨ Maya Angelou: In disaster, humanity shines. CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. May 27, 2011.
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Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone else's whim or convenience. ✨ Maya Angelou: In disaster, humanity shines. CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. May 27, 2011.

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