Ifeanyi Menkiti: “‘I am because we are.’”
Nov 26th, 2007 by Jill
“In Africa, there is a saying, ‘I am because we are.’ The individual flourishes because the community flourishes. Too often we say, ‘if only I can have my little space.’ You will find trouble there. We need the drama of other people in our lives.” — Ifeanyi Menkiti
