The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold... - Bayard Rustin

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind and still retain the ability to function."

Bayard Rustin Philosophy

Civil Rights Organizer, LGBTQ+ Pioneer American 1912–1987

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