Carolina Quotes
Recognize that just because you do not feel the pain, the anguish of another, does not mean it does not exist. To ignore their struggles--our struggles--does not make them disappear; it simply leaves you blind and the American family very vulnerable.
Tim Scott Carolinian
Source
"Our American Family," speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, July 13, 2016; Congressional Record
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- "Our American Family", U.S. Senate floor speech
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- 2016
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