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All my life, I have maintained that the people of the world can learn to live together in peace if they are not brought up in prejudice.

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Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul, when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.

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Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.

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I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on.

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Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes.

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The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.

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God dislikes evil, and no happiness can be built on hate. Love one another as brothers.

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You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun.

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I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

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Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Dancer

Born: June 3rd, 1906

Died: April 12th, 1975

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