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Helen Keller

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

Teacher

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Helen Keller means that a blind person benefits most from someone who understands their experience deeply, almost like a mirror of themselves, rather than just someone who instructs them from an outside perspective. This suggests that empathy and shared understanding are more valuable than traditional teaching for truly connecting and helping a blind person.

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