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“When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you.”

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Gayle King is a distinguished magazine editor with a significant influence in the media industry. She has been a key figure in the world of magazines, particularly for her work with 'Vogue' and 'The Oprah Magazine'. Born on December 28, 1954, King has made substantial contributions to journalism through her editorial roles and has been celebrated for her leadership and editorial acumen. more

“One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The very working of this economic system, which has bestowed these unprecedented liberties, most cherished in the form of physical mobility and material prosperity, depends on encouraging people to defy limits.”

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Book:Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

Source: Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

“No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.”

Inspirational Humans Has Beens Humanity Society Victim Thrive Civilized Civilized Society

Book:Essays, lectures, addresses

Source: Essays, lectures, addresses

“The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity for all of us around the globe to celebrate the diversity of our societies and to honor the contributions that our fellow citizens of African descent make every day to the economic, social and political fabrics of our communities.”

“The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African descent are among those most affected by racism. Too often, they face denial of basic rights such as access to quality health services and education. Such fundamental wrongs have a long and terrible history.”

“Nor was civil society founded merely to preserve the lives of its members; but that they might live well: for otherwise a state might be composed of slaves, or the animal creation... nor is it an alliance mutually to defend each other from injuries, or for a commercial intercourse. But whosoever endeavors to establish wholesome laws in a state, attends to the virtues and vices of each individual who composes it; from whence it is evident, that the first care of him who would found a city, truly deserving that name, and not nominally so, must be to have his citizens virtuous.”

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