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Malcolm X
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
― Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary
tags: philosophy, politics
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Biography, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Romance, and Travel


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