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Lillian Smith Quote – Closing Door After Door

August 17, 2025 Antarctica Journal

“I learned to believe in freedom, to glow when the word democracy was used, and to practice slavery from morning to night. I learned it the way all of my Southern people learn it: by closing door after door until ones mind and heart and conscience are blocked off from each other and from reality.” – Lillian Smith

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Americans are feeling gloomy. 71% say the U.S. is “on the wrong track, and 60% say it’s in a “state of decline.” Only 2% are “very satisfied” with the political system, while 79% are “very” or “somewhat” dissatisfied. Only 3% are “very satisfied with the economy, while 64% are “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied.

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