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broken promises Quotes

Four of the best book quotes about broken promises
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“They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it.”
Dee Brown
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Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
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injustice
white people
american west
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native american
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“You are going to break your promise. I understand. And I hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that I will not hate you.”
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“This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.”
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“That’s how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises.”
Charlotte Davis
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