"The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes."

-- Ida B. Wells

#Women Quotes #Race Quotes #White Quotes

“The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours creates a certain result.”
“Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway.”
“The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?”
“You can come from China, Russia, any place, and you can be a New Yorker. You can say what you want to say here, really express yourself.”
“I have quite a few good friends in Philadelphia who were police officers.”
“Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was. And the Democrat Party and the black civil rights allies are partners in this genocide.”

Source : "Virginia Republicans nominate Tea Party favorite for lieutenant governor" by Adam Gabbatt, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2013.
“If I were to search for logic, I would not look for it among the English upper class.”
“Peace ca n exist only in the present moment. It is rid iculous to say "Wait until I fi nish this, then I will be free to live in peace." What is "this" ? A diÂploma, a job, a house, the payment of a debt? If yo u th ink that way, peace wi ll never come. There is always another "th is" that wi ll fo llow the present one. If you are not living in peace at this moment, you will never be able to . If you truly wa nt to be at peace, you must be at peace right now. Otherwise, there is only "the hope of peace some day.”

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