With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear…

Fannie Lou Hamer
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With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens. ✨ This Little Light of Mine. Book by Hay Mills, ch. 8, 1993.
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