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We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.

Jesse Jackson

He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.
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Himself Possible
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
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Change Different Result Tears Yourself
We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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Dream Impossible Ourselves
We must somehow bring our soldiers back home and not allow them to be trophies in a growing, deepening crisis between the U.S. and China.
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Growth Home Ourselves
A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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Generosity Live Value Yourself
Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.
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Desire Policy Strength Time
The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.
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Business Make Up Old Peace Person Woman Young
Giuliani has certainly set a climate for permissiveness of violence and mean police behavior.
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Attitude Oppression Violence
In many ways, history is marked as ‘before’ and ‘after’ Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
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Difference Herself History
We want the youth to stand still knowing that their parents and their ministers would cross the line for them.
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Parents Youth
I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
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Myself Nature Talk
I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven’t melted.
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Myself Philosophy Talk
Keep hope alive!
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Alive Hope
I want the conflict to be resolved so Libya can continue on its path to world leadership.
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Leadership Myself Path
When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn’t put my hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.
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Hands Myself Religious
You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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Inspirational Responsible Yourself

We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.

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We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.

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