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There is a higher law than the law of government. That’s the law of conscience.

Stokely Carmichael

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
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Audience Civil Liberty Movement Rights White
Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.
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Freedom Order People Understand
One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.
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Black National People Struggle Tragedy Young
One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.
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Change Fight Influence Oneself
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
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Define Freedom Need Terms
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
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Close Open Rank Society
An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community.
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Community Need Organization Talk
The secret of life is to have no fear; it’s the only way to function.
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Fear Function Life Secret Way
Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.
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Capitalism Stupidity System
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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Aware Death Fact Hands Struggle
I knew that I could vote and that that wasn’t a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.
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Economics Known Myself Privilege Right Vote
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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Courage Enemy Time Vulnerable
So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn’t because of Black Power, isn’t because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it’s not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities.
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City Civil Failure Occur Pass Rebel Right
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.
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Black Civil Country People Right White
Black Power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.
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Black Define Power Question White
No man can given anybody his freedom.
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There is a higher law than the law of government. That’s the law of conscience.

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