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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.
Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison
Born: Mar 1, 1914
Died: Apr 16, 1994

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Relationship, You, Yourself, People, Relatives, Values, Some People, Others, Ancestors, Those, Out, Some, Want, Create, Your, Choose

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