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"Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude."

"In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face."
Time,

"It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality."

"The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity."

"You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway."
Care,
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"You may be assured that we won't ever let your words die. Like the words of our Master, Jesus Christ, they will live in our minds and our hearts and in the souls of black men and white men, brown men and yellow men as long as time shall last."

"It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot."

"But guys such as Allen and William are more supportive than most men."

"No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit."

"The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."

"Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit."
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