We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present. (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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