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Editors have grown timid... a brave advance is almost inevitably followed by quick back-tracking, generally by dilution and debasement of the original intention.
Muriel Rukeyser
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"Editors have grown timid... a brave advance is almost inevitably followed by quick back-tracking, generally by dilution and debasement of the original intention."
— Muriel Rukeyser

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Editors have grown timid... a brave advance is almost inevitably followed by quick back-tracking, generally by dilution and debasement of the original intention. — Muriel Rukeyser

About Muriel Rukeyser

Muriel Rukeyser was a Poet from United States (1913–1980).

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This quote is attributed to Muriel Rukeyser, a Poet from United States.
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Muriel Rukeyser lived from 1913 – 1980.