"As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young."

Truth

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When Alice Walker speaks about truth, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of truth in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Alice Walker

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.

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"It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom."

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"The moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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"People should be free, people should be unencumbered by regulation as much as possible, that big government always goes corrupt and the truth shall always set you free."

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