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

Stokely Carmichael

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 philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself.
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Himself Man Philosophy Raise
No man can given anybody his freedom.
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Freedom Man
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
An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community – as SNCC does – must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan
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Beyond Black Claim Community Need Organization Power Slogan Strength Work
What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.
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Change Himself Liberty Position
The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!
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Death End Run Scare Time
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
The masses don’t shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.
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Benefit Blood Individual Mass
The only position for women in SNCC is prone.
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Position Women
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
I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
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Best Content Myself Regret
I ain’t going to jail no more. The only way we gonna stop them white men from whuppin’ us is to take over. What we gonna start sayin’ now is Black Power!
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Black Jail Power Prison 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
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
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Define Freedom Need Terms

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

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