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Those who commit the murders write the reports.


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The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.



One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.



The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.



There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.

There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.



Virtue knows no color line.

Virtue knows no color line.



I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.

I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.



A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.



The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.



The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.



It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.

It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.





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I don't believe in the myth of the "self made man". Nobody gets through alone.



We favor putting Congress on a commission basis. Pay them for results. If they do a good job and the country prospers, they get 10% of the extra take.

We favor putting Congress on a commission basis. Pay them for results. If they do a good job and the country prospers, they get 10% of the extra take.



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I love the smell of a mans skin.



There are far too many self esteem problems in the world as it is. No sense taking on plant guilt, too.

There are far too many self esteem problems in the world as it is. No sense taking on plant guilt, too.



Outlaw all abortions; err on the side of life.

Outlaw all abortions; err on the side of life.



You know, you throw rocks in the lake and scientists will tell you you're raising the level of the lake, but all you get to see is the ripple.

You know, you throw rocks in the lake and scientists will tell you you're raising the level of the lake, but all you get to see is the ripple.



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Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.



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In my hood, I was always with the older guys, but I like everybody's music.



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Even when I get the fried-chicken special of the day, I have to dig into it like it's filet mignon.




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