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“You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.”

Quote by Eldridge Cleaver

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Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver was an American writer, activist, and political figure, best known for his involvement in the Black Panther Party and his influential book 'Soul on Ice'. more

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