Harper Lee quote about reason from To Kill a Mockingbird - Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand…
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Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand…
 Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). copy citation

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“But do you think I could face my children otherwise? You know what's going to happen as well as I do, Jack, and I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb's usual disease. Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand… I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers instead of listening to the town. I hope they trust me enough… Jean Louise?»
My scalp jumped. I stuck my head around the corner. «Sir?»” source

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