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Quotes from Interview with Esquire — James Meredith

born 1933 United States

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5 quotes

What any human being can do in life depends upon the foundation laid between birth and age five.

Interview with Esquire (2012)

To get people to see beyond themselves is the most difficult thing of all.

Interview with Esquire (2012)

What I did at Ole Miss had nothing to do with going to classes. My objective was to destroy the system of white supremacy.

Interview with Esquire (2012)

I've always bragged about getting my principles from my father, but it was my momma who showed me how.

Interview with Esquire (2012)

The biggest untold story in American history is what happened to the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River.

Interview with Esquire (2012)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Meredith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.