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Just to be remembered at all would be enough.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2018 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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As a great man.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors
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For the service I gave to the black folk.
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