Jessica Valenti, w:Jessica Valenti (2014-05-23), "Dr. Joycelyn Elders is so fucking cool", work: Feministing.com, retrieved: 2007-06-04
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Condoms will break, but I can assure you that vows of abstinence will break more easily than condoms.
— Joycelyn Elders
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Condoms will break, but I can assure you that vows of abstinence will break more easily than condoms." in the context of "Jessica Valenti, w:Jessica Valenti (2014-05-23), "Dr. Joycelyn Elders is so fucking cool", work: Feministing.com, retrieved: 2007-06-04" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Joycelyn Elders" (Quotes, Abstinence education)
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About Joycelyn Elders
Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born August 13, 1933) was Surgeon General of the United States from September 8, 1993 to December 31, 1994.
About Joycelyn Elders
Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born August 13, 1933) was Surgeon General of the United States from September 8, 1993 to December 31, 1994.
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