The patience of the oppressed is not weakness but wisdom. - Miriam Makeba

This quote is attributed to Miriam Makeba.

"The patience of the oppressed is not weakness but wisdom."

Miriam Makeba Patience

Jazz Singer Activist South African 1932–2008

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