Maya Angelou Quotes
People trying to separate people rather than bring us together... please. You don't just see it in America. It's all over the world.
See Disraeli {599818} and {599829} for an earlier English view.
This is a variant of the famous Lincoln quotation, {619494}. Houston did not use the word “house” as had Lincoln but surely, as did Lincoln, was familiar with The Book of Mathew {606727}. Houston however gave his speech BEFORE Lincoln.
The debate had come to an impasse over the issue of voting and taxation by state equally or proportional to the population. Witherspoon warned of the consequence of there being no agreement on some form of unity.
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
