To be authentic is to honor the voices of your ancestors and... - Léopold Sédar Senghor

This quote is attributed to Léopold Sédar Senghor.

"To be authentic is to honor the voices of your ancestors and the hopes of your descendants."

Léopold Sédar Senghor Truth

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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