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The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.
Approximate author period: c. 1963 AD · modern
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- Audre Lorde
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- Approximate author period: c. 1963 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1934 to 1992; Wikidata Q463319, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463319 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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