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Political speech11 quotes

Our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. — Gerald Ford · 1974 That's our motto. We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary. — Malcolm X · 1964 There are no warlike peoples-just warlike leaders. — Ralph J. Bunche · 1950 We didn't land on Plymouth Rock; the rock was landed on us. — Malcolm X · 1964 It'll be ballots, or it'll be bullets. It'll be liberty, or it will be death. — Malcolm X · 1964 The path of progress is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. They are inconvenient. They cost us something. But are we not made better for the effort and sacrifice, and are not those we serve lifted up and blessed? — William McKinley · 1901 All 11 quotes →

Autobiography and memoir5 quotes

You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965 New York was heaven to me. And Harlem was Seventh Heaven! — Malcolm X · 1965 Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. — Henry Ford · 1909 My alma mater was books. — Malcolm X · 1965 Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations. — Henry Ford · 1922

Biography4 quotes

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us! — Malcolm X · 1992 Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him. — Malcolm X · 1992 Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans. — Malcolm X · 1992 You are not an American, you are the victim of America! — Malcolm X · 1992

Biography (film)4 quotes

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us! — Malcolm X · 1992 Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him. — Malcolm X · 1992 Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans. — Malcolm X · 1992 You are not an American, you are the victim of America! — Malcolm X · 1992

Drama4 quotes

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us! — Malcolm X · 1992 Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him. — Malcolm X · 1992 Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans. — Malcolm X · 1992 You are not an American, you are the victim of America! — Malcolm X · 1992

Drama (film)4 quotes

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us! — Malcolm X · 1992 Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him. — Malcolm X · 1992 Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans. — Malcolm X · 1992 You are not an American, you are the victim of America! — Malcolm X · 1992

Hip hop3 quotes

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it, or just let it slip? — Eminem · 2002 You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime — Eminem · 2002 His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth but the words won't come out He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up, over, blaow! — Eminem · 2002

Political literature2 quotes

Habit and custom may be the wisdom of unlettered men, but they come from the sound ancient heart of humanity. — Russell Kirk · 1953 A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. — Gerald Ford · 1960

Commencement address1 quote

Greed is all right... Greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself. — Ivan F. Boesky · 1986

Documentary (film)1 quote

So this was GM chairman Roger Smith. And he appeared to have a brilliant plan: First, close 11 factories in the U. S., then open 11 in Mexico where you pay the workers 70 cents an hour. Then, use the money you've saved by building cars in Mexico to take over other companies, preferably high-tech firms and weapons manufacturers. Next, tell the union you're broke and they happily agree to give back a couple billion dollars in wage cuts. You then take that money from the workers, and eliminate their jobs by building more foreign factories. Roger Smith was a true genius. — Michael Moore · 1989

Pop music1 quote

Set me free, why don'tcha, baby Get out my life, why don'tcha, baby 'Cause you don't really love me You just keep me hangin' on. — The Supremes · 1966

Soul1 quote

So take a good look at my face. You'll see my smile looks out of place. If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears. — The Miracles · 1965

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