So, I Was Offered This Job To Come Down There But First It Was Suggested That I Take A Trip Around The Country In The Areas In Which We Worked To See What It's All About, And I Tell You That Was A Revelation To Me. - SearchQuotes

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So, I was offered this job to come down there but first it was suggested that I take a trip around the country in the areas in which we worked to see what it's all about, and I tell you that was a revelation to me.

Ben Shahn

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