"The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures."

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Source : Manning Marable, Russell Rickford (2015). “Beyond Boundaries: The Manning Marable Reader”, p.76, Routledge

Manning Marable

#Political Quotes #Black Quotes #Development Quotes

“Why would we want fame, when God promises us glory? Why would we be seeking the wealth of the world when the wealth of heaven is ours? Why would we run for a crown that will perish with time, when we're called to win a crown that is imperishable?”
“I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.”
“Having just the vision's no solution, everything depends on execution”
“what exactly is postmodernism, except modernism without the anxiety?”
“I don't know what the language of the year 2000 will look like, but I know it will be called Fortran.”
“The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.”
“The British don't runaway from terrorism. We have had 30-odd years of terrorism in our own country from the Irish Republican Army. We're used to it.”
“I have reached a limit in my work.”

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