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“Humanity has gained its suit; Liberty will nevermore be without an asylum.”

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Marquis de Lafayette was a French nobleman who played a significant role in the American Revolution and the French Revolution. He is known for his military leadership and his advocacy for the principles of liberty and democracy. more

“I’ve worked with such legendary guitar players as Allan Holdsworth, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, Lowell George and Steve Vai, but none of them come close to having Ed’s [Eddie Van Halen's] fantastic combination of chops and musicianship. I rank him along with Charlie Parker and Art Tatum as one of the three greatest musicians of my lifetime. Unfortunately, I don’t think Ed puts himself in that class.”

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Author:Ted Templeman

“The liberal uses the radical's language to achieve the conservative's aim: the preservation of the capitalist system, and the traditional ethnic/racial hierarchy within society.”

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Book:From the grassroots: essays toward Afro-American liberation

Source: From the grassroots: essays toward Afro-American liberation

“Whiteness in a racist, corporate-controlled society is like having the image of an American Express Cardstamped on one's face: immediately you are “universally accepted.””

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Author:Manning Marable

“The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.”

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Author:Manning Marable

“The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.”

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Book:Beyond Boundaries: The Manning Marable Reader

Source: Beyond Boundaries: The Manning Marable Reader

“I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman.”

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Book:The Crisis of Color and Democracy: Essays on Race, Class, and Power

Source: The Crisis of Color and Democracy: Essays on Race, Class, and Power

“My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good?”

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Book:Speeches and Public Letters

Source: Speeches and Public Letters

“When I was a young boy, I preferred cats to dogs. From the age of seven or eight onwards I just felt more comfortable with cats. And I felt more comfortable with girls, I didn't really like hanging out with guys. When I was about ten or eleven, I was friendlier with the girls in my school than with the guys.”

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Author:Ian Anderson

“I am so blessed. I've been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God's got in store for you.”

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Author:Paula Deen

“A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments, decorates the tombes of its illustrious dead, repairs its greatest structures and fosters national pride and love of country, by perpetual references to the sacrifices and glories of the past.”

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Author:Joseph Howe

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