I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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- I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
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