I mean, getting things done is something that any person can do if they simply believe in something deeply.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Eyes on the Prize II interview (December 19, 1988); Complete sentence in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting transcript; persistence in civil-rights organizing. Corroborated in Washington University transcript at 01:06:47, printed p.43; punctuation differs there.
- Eyes on the Prize II interview (December 19, 1988)
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