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Quote by Erich Maria Remarque

“- Jakże musi nas pan nienawidzić! Józef wzruszył ramionami. -Nienawidzić! Któż sobie może pozwolić na taki luksus! Nienawiść czyni człowieka nieostrożnym.”

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Erich Maria Remarque

German author best known for his novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front', which vividly portrays the horrors of World War I. His works are characterized by a realistic style and have had a profound impact on literature. more

“Black churches viewed education and litercay as paramount to the success of the African American community...."the vast majorities of HBCUs were founded to be seminaries and divinity schools...schools in church basements evolved into HBCUs: Morehouse College arose from the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia; Selman College, from the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta; and Tuskegee Institute, out of a room near the local AME Zion church.”

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Book:The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

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“Stories of Ayuba's Muslim religious practices - running away to find private spaces in which to say his daily prayers - led to his imprisonment. During his captivity, Ayuba wrote a letter in Arabic to his father in Africa, explaining the desperation of his situation and pleading for help. The letter made its way into the hands of James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, which began as an antislavery colony.”

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Book:The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

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“Elites and ruling classes are masters in inventing initiatives intended to keep things unchanged...one of the things the ruling classes master best is framing their own needs and agendas as urgent public agendas or crises. [From "Understanding the DEI Dismantlement” published on Counterpunch on January 31, 2025]”

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“Days, months, and years, I lived for you. My heart beat only for you. I knew yours was rotten and no longer moved, so I ripped mine out and replaced it with yours. It was clear that, in the end, I would be the one dying with a hole in my chest—a void that not even a mother’s love could fill. Beside me lay death, and beside you, another. I ask myself: Could you live even a second for me? Could you let your heart beat for me, just once?”