Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

DaShanne Stokes

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If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

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If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing.

If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing.

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Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

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Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.

Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.

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People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible.

People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible.

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Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.

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Free elections don't always result in fair elections.

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An institution rooted in slavery can never set us free.

An institution rooted in slavery can never set us free.

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