Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence
ABERJHANIMost of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural arts movements.
More Aberjhani Quotes
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A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.
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War poisons the land Like diseased minds downloaded/ into bowls of tears.
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By consciously meditating upon spiritual truths and cultivating personal integrity, one need never fear negative circumstances.
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To what extent will we allow the indefinable dynamics of something called “destiny” to maintain grief and horror in the world?
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Horror tore this world asunder. While inside the bleeding smoke and beyond the shredded weeping flesh we memorized tales of infinite good. -from The History Lesson
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The fate that condemns or saves one sooner or later often condemns or saves another.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society.
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I called it a baptism in flaming ink that forced me to shed my shyness about recognizing myself
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She [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jeweled nuance.
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Emancipation Proclamation represents both phenomenal political symbolism and a victory of faith in democracy that should not be lost on any American.
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The ecstatic beauty and soulful grace of Rumi’s poetry inspires human hearts to believe in possibilities beyond the predictably fatal.
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The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future.
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A man sitting monkey-like on the rooftop of his brain is due the applause such feats earn him.
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In a rich moonlit garden, flowers open beneath the eyes of entire nations terrified to acknowledge the simplicity of the beauty of peace.
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Valentines Day itself, like most holidays in the modern era, has been heavily influenced by commercialism that focuses on the appeal of romantic fantasies.
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