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I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size s

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"I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit"

- Miriam Makeba

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This quote is written / told by Miriam Makeba somewhere between March 4, 1932 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from South Africa. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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