When you call people we you find it easy to be unfair to th… - Randall Jarrell

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When you call people we you find it easy to be unfair to them, since you yourself are included in the condemnation.

Randall Jarrell

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Randall Jarrell (6 May 1914 – 15 October 1965) was an American poet, novelist, critic, children's book author and essayist.

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When you call people we you find it easy to be unfair to them, since you yourself are included in the condemnation. - Randall Jarrell

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