Louis Stokes famous quotes
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One of the first things we found out was that the Warren Commission never pursued a conspiracy investigation.
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Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surveillance of Dr. King, it gave greater weight to the statements of those persons who were alleging involvement of the FBI.
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In all, we investigated, I think, close to 50 rumors about offers to kill Dr. King around the country. But we found no evidence to support rumors of FBI involvement in the assassination.
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There are some classified documents there that we received from the CIA. Our arrangement with the CIA was that we could by mutual agreement declassify these documents, but we had no authority to unilaterally declassify them.
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Well that's true, and what is actually happening now is that there are accusations that those records contain conspiratorial information that has been concealed from the American people and that is a dangerous situation that just cannot be tolerated.
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But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary.
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People are just fascinated by assassinations.
-- Louis Stokes
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Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.
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This is not the first time in my life where you know going into a job that you're going to hear in stereo what was wrong with what you did.
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First Conjuration Addressed to Emperor Lucifer. Emperor Lucifer, Master and Prince of Rebellious Spirits, I adjure thee to leave thine abode, in what-ever quarter of the world it may be situated and come hither to communicate with me.
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Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.
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Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.
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Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.
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Under the federal reserve act, panics are scientifically created. The present panic is the first scientifically created one, worked out as we figured, a mathematical equation.
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But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.
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I found I have to stay painting.
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I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
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