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When you teach black people that they are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent, and as a result you defer to the white supremacist status quo, you rationalize your accommodation to the status quo, you lose your fire, you become much more tied to producing foliage, what appears to be the case.
— Cornel West
Tags: fire, people, you, beautiful

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We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people.
— Cornel West
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Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.
— Cornel West
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Black people have been working hard for decades.
— Cornel West
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Fire really means a certain kind of burning in the soul that one can no longer tolerate when one is pushed against a wall.
— Cornel West
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And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you.
— Cornel West
Tags: brother, great, you, love
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