"I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power."

Leadership, Power, Development, Community

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"I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power."

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"I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people."

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