Michael Eric Dyson Quotes

I'm nervous about the prospects of an America that refuses to abide by its best conscience and its best lights and its best angels.

Michael Eric Dyson

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• I'm nervous about the prospects of an America that refuses to abide by its best conscience and its best lights and its best angels.

  

  Michael Eric Dyson
  • Angel
  • Conscience
  • Nervous