I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Shirley Chisholm
- Source
- Unbought and Unbossed (1970), p. 175.
- Culture / tradition
- African American
- Attribution status
- ✓ Verified source
- Verification
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