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In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no ‘two evils’ exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.

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Nothing in the world is easier in the United States than to accuse a black man of crime.
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Black Crime Easy Oppression World
The time must come when, great and pressing as change and betterment may be, they do not involve killing and hurting people.
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Better Change Death Hurt Kill People Time
Life has its pains and evils-its bitter disappointments; but like a good novel and in healthful length of days, there is infinite joy in seeing the World, the most interesting of continued stories, unfold.
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Disappointment Goodness Joy Life Pain Story World
There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even peace.
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Accomplishment Color Democracy Peace Perfection Race
Lord, make us mindful of the little things that grow and blossom in these days to make the world beautiful for us.
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Beautiful Growth Mindset Religion World
I believe in pride of race and lineage and self: in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves.
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Believe Justice Myself Pride Race
Men must not only know, they must act.
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Action Man
A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.
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Bill Civilization Man Price Right Work
One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.
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Believe Death Greatness Human Life Live Possible Progress Simplicity Time
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
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Inspirational Liberty Money Price
There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.
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Job Poor Work World
The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.
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Future Independence Life Mom Right Work
Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in responsibility.
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Liberty Responsibility Training
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.
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Force Forget Freedom Issues Live Naked Opinion Price Thinking Truth Violence Worst
Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it. All, nevertheless, flutter round it. How does it feel to be a problem?
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Children Difficult Feeling Frame Right
A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again.
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In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no ‘two evils’ exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.

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