"The thing about genius is it will never yield to circumstances. Genius regards what's given as the beginning of its need to find or devise something else."

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Source: June Jordan (1981). “Civil Wars”, p.141, Simon and Schuster

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June Jordan

Poet, Activist

June Jordan was a celebrated poet, playwright, and activist known for her powerful works addressing social justice and human rights.

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