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I seek truth over a lie; I seek justice over injustice; I seek righteousness over the rewards of evildoers, and I love Allah more than I love the state. H. Rap Brown

Love Truth Justice Injustice Lie Righteousness Allah State Seek More Over Than Rewards

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism. Huey Newton

Capitalism Fight Racism Destroy Evils Must Both Two

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. Jesse Jackson

Today Attitude Hope Achieve Will Dope Believe Aptitude Must Determine Students Put Veins Conceive Know Altitude Brains

White people are potential humans - they haven't evolved yet. Louis Farrakhan

People White Evolved Potential Humans

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color. Malcolm X

Believe Respected Color Human Human Beings Regardless Should Beings

The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to America and made slaves, and then the name of the slave master was given, which we refuse, we reject that name today and refuse it. I never acknowledge it whatsoever. Malcolm X

Today People Made Master Our Our People Destroyed Brought Given Never Taken Name Names Forefathers Real Were America Whatsoever Refuse Acknowledge Which Them Then Reject Last Slave Slavery Slaves

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much. Marian Wright Edelman

Up Children Then Much Stand Stand Up

I had a vision - and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened - the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and blood flowed in streams - and I heard a voice saying, 'Such is your luck, such are you called to see, and let it come rough or smooth, you must surely bear it.' Nat Turner

Saying You Battle Vision Black White Luck Saw Sun Must See Spirits Bear Voice Had Thunder Come Surely Smooth Heard Blood Heavens Engaged Your Rough Streams

For working people and union members, Labor Day stands for something special and profound. It's a day to honor the deep commitment each of us has to serve the children we teach, the families we heal, and the communities we love. Randi Weingarten

Love Day Commitment People Labor Day Honor Members Something Something Special Heal Labor Families Children Us Working Teach Communities Working People Special Union Stands Deep Each Serve Profound

I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star. Sojourner Truth

Home Like Am Shooting Die Going Going Home Star

Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff. Sojourner Truth

Religion Humanity Stuff Without Very Human Poor

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more. Stokely Carmichael

Generation Breath Our Out Run Running More Had Grandfathers

Revolution is about the need to re-evolve political, economic and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That's what revolution is about. Revolution is not about shootouts. Bobby Seale

Justice People Political Power Revolution Sense Back About Economic Through Make Policies Hands Shootouts Legislation Human Social Social Justice Need

When we uncovered the Hinkley case, there were so many other cases like it, and they're just catching up. And we're just starting to see the damage. I was hoping by now there would be more transparency and less defeat and cover-up. I haven't seen much of that change. Erin Brockovich

Change Cover-Up Seen Defeat Other Would Would-Be Hoping See Case Cases More Uncovered Catching Like Were Up Just Much Transparency Less Many Now Damage Starting

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through. Harriet Tubman

Me You See Steady Through Got Lord Going Hold

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity. Louis Farrakhan

No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Marian Wright Edelman

Dreams Rain Person Your Your Dreams Right

I believe to be a leader is to enable others to embrace a vision, initiative or assignment in a way that they feel a sense of purpose, ownership, personal engagement, and common cause. I was very affected as a child by my father's positive example as a civic leader who inspired others to share his commitment to improving our community. Melanne Verveer

Positive Commitment Vision Cause Father Example Leader Ownership Sense Community Believe Others Our Our Community Way Embrace Civic Purpose Inspired Share Feel Enable Affected His Very Child Personal Improving Common Common Cause Engagement Who Initiative Assignment

If you're teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are. Noam Chomsky

Today You Field Dead Were Years Years Ago Five Either Teaching

We should be inspired by people... who show that human beings can be kind, brave, generous, beautiful, strong-even in the most difficult circumstances. Rachel Corrie

Beautiful People Be Kind Difficult Circumstances Kind Inspired Generous Most Brave Human Human Beings Should Show Who Beings Difficult Circumstances

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. Robin Morgan

Knowledge Knowledge Is Power Tyranny Power Humility Hoarding May Information Act

The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day. Samuel Gompers

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