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We all come from poverty but we have to look back to where we have come from. We should not forget.
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The speaker says that people should remember their beginnings, even after their circumstances improve. “Looking back” means keeping poverty and the past in mind rather than acting as though they never existed. The quote presents remembering where we came from as a way to remain grounded and honest about our shared history.
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