Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we sta… - Harper Lee

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Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.

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Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist and author of the classic 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Native Name: Nelle Harper Lee

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Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win. - Harper Lee

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