If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy b…

Jesse Jackson
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If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart. ✨ 1984 Democratic National Convention Address, delivered 18 July 1984, San Francisco
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If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart. ✨ 1984 Democratic National Convention Address, delivered 18 July 1984, San Francisco

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