Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower a — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower a — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower a — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower a — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower a — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals.

— Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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