“If you know that youth
is dying on the run
and my daughter trades
dope stories with your son
we'd better see
what all our
fearing and our
jeering and our
crying and
our lying
brought about.
Take time out.”Maya Angelou, Class of 2008 Senior Convocation
Maya Angelou recited this poem at Senior Convocation in 2008 Source: Cornell Chronicle | Courage is the most important virtue QUOTE
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