Michael Eric Dyson Quotes

My empathy for poor people comes from having been one of them for so long, from knowing that their humanity is more complex and that the truths of their suffering have to be told honestly.

Michael Eric Dyson

• Humanity
• Suffering
• Poor
• Empathy

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  Michael Eric Dyson
  • Humanity
  • Suffering
  • Poor