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“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love...”
“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”
“Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”
“If you actually are an educated, thinking person, you will not be welcome in Washington, D.C. I know a couple of bright seventh graders who would not be welcome in Washington D.C.”
“Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them”
“Many years ago I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become the humane and reasonable America so many members of my generation used to dream of. We dreamed of such an Ameri...”
“There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.”
“Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.”
“But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all t...”
“From the structure of language comes the explanation of why the human spirit is condemned to an odyssey - why it first finds its way to itself only on a detour via a complete externalization in oth...”
“Life is like our heart, the people are the nerve's and society is the brain”
“Have you ever stopped to realize the disrespect that is afoot in our society? From the White House to God's House, and even Mom's house... Just remember that disrespect creates distance. How far ha...”
“It is time to have real conversations. Even in high crime areas everybody in that area is not committing crimes. Everybody on the police force is not corrupt. Just like everybody in the hospital i...”
“Everybody wants to cut off the limb to to deal with the problem. You cant just keep cutting off limbs and destroying fruit. We have to become committed enough to examine the root. The root of the p...”
“Respect has left our society in so many ways we dont even respect the office of the Commander in Chief as we should. The strength of any building, organization or family must include respect. As a...”
“A war on cops? Then the question becomes who are they warring with? Because if you look at the prison system you can tell who the Prisoners of War are. The Black Man. Words are powerful and we must...”
“Law enforcement is hired to enforce the law. You call them in to deal with situations you cannot deal with or do not want to deal with. When they arrive let them do their job. You know who you cal...”
“We all have inherent biases. All of us. The problem occurs when police officers or community members allow those biases to affect the choices they make as they do their job or have interactions wit...”
“This is not a Black problem. It is not a white problem. It is not a police problem. It is a WE problem. We the people, for the people. It is going to take all of us being transparent in order to tr...”
“Why are the police REALLY having trouble recruiting officers - especially Black officers? We have to bridge the gap between community and law enforcement.”
