Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes

I've always asked to be able to speak and write about injustice and to do it in a way that would encourage people to make things better for everyone.

Stevie Wonder

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• Write
• Injustice
• Encourage

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  Stevie Wonder
  • People
  • Write
  • Injustice