"I have taken an oath in my heart to oppose communism until the day I die."

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Source : "'He was a symbol': Eldridge Cleaver dies at 62". www.cnn.com. May 1, 1998.

Eldridge Cleaver

#Taken Quotes #Heart Quotes #Communism Quotes

“My brother and I used to try to derail a train over and over again. We didn't know any better.”
“Some of the best times in my life happened under the influence of drugs... I'd still be doing it if I could make good judgement calls. I'd still be doing it if I didn't blow up to the size of an aircraft hangar, because it was a great time.”
“I think about my choice. Either outcome is bleak. If I stay and live through high school, go to college, get a job, what will ever change? This blackness inside will never go away. I don't make friends; I'll always be alone. If I go, at least there's hope of peace. Chance of a new and better life on the other side.”
“Somedays you eat the bear, somedays the bear eats you”
“I always complain because I'm old now and everything hurts.”
“To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.”
“I also live in the present, due to the constraints of the space-time continuum.”
“If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.”

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