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It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. Steven Biko

Truth You Change People Personality Lost See More Only Vehicle Becomes Realize Who Necessary

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function. Stokely Carmichael

Life Fear No Fear Secret Way Only The Secret Of Function

The principle of self-government cannot be violated with impunity. The individual's right to it is sacred - regardless of class, caste, race, color, sex or any other accident or incident of birth. Susan B. Anthony

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If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they would feel bound to concentrate their money on improving these schools until they met the highest ideals. Susan B. Anthony

People Money Church Met Rich Public Schools Would Highest Feel Bound Concentrate Ideals Until Schools Improving Send Children Public Should

A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station. Abbie Hoffman

Group Television Station Heads Revolutionary Modern

As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable. Al Sharpton

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I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Al Sharpton

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The ninth, the worst circle of the Inferno - Dante intended it for traitors. Alija Izetbegovic

Circle Worst Ninth Dante Intended Inferno Traitors

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death. Angela Davis

Death Freedom Road Know Always Been

When there is oppression and dictatorship, by not speaking out, we lose our dignity. Asma Jahangir

Dignity Oppression Dictatorship Lose Our Out Speaking

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty. Aung San Suu Kyi

Attitude War Peace World Negative Poverty Other Definition Destroy Threaten Rather Factors Putting Removing Inequality Does End Discrimination Just Mean Really Means Based Violence

There are vivid memories from my childhood - what we had to go through because of low wages and the conditions, basically because there was no union. I suppose, if I wanted to be fair, I could say that I'm trying to settle a personal score. I could dramatize it by saying that I want to bring social justice to farm workers. Cesar Chavez

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No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused. Edward Snowden

Society System Point Mass Abuse Know Been Existed Surveillance Any

You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values. Edward Snowden

There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness. Eldridge Cleaver

The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less. Eldridge Cleaver

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