"The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd."

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Source : "Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought". Book by everly Guy-Sheftall, p. 73, 1995.

Ida B. Wells

#Cutting Quotes #Lynching Quotes #Crowds Quotes

“Gifts are not favors. If you expect something in return, it's not a gift.”
“To be manager of the Yankees under the malevolent dictatorship of George Steinbrenner is like being married to Zsa Zsa Gabor - the union is short and sweet.”
“Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls. This is routine. In a Boeing as much as an Airbus. And they make better work of it than any pilot can. You're not supposed to be the blue-eyed hero here. Your job is to make decisions, to stay awake, and to know which buttons to push and when. Your job is to manage the systems.”
“If, in fact, it is what's inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.”
“I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.”
“Do I really look like a guy with a plan?”
“Most calves used by the dairy industry have their horns BURNED or GOUGED out of their heads.”
“There is no right to work in a think tank, and these are very privileged positions.”

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