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If we can't get back to principles and integrity and it's reduced just the interest of calculation and Machiavellian manipulation, we are in deep trouble.

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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
Actor
Critic
Philosopher
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University Teacher
Writer
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Cornel Ronald West
Cornel R. West
Integrity
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Calculation
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