Quotes Donut - The old African proverb says, ‘The ax forgets; the tree remembers.’ I saw how horrifically it injured us to identify with our oppressors. If we were to keep our souls whole, we couldn’t afford to forget. We had to remember.

The old African proverb says, ‘The ax forgets; the tree remembers.’ I saw how ho... - Tavis Smiley - Quotes Donut

Written By Tavis Smiley

The old African proverb says, ‘The ax forgets; the tree remembers.’ I saw how horrifically it injured us to identify with our oppressors. If we were to keep our souls whole, we couldn’t afford to forget. We had to remember.

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