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"You see, the poverty program for the last five years have been buy-off programs."
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H. Rap Brown

"You see, the poverty program for the last five years have been buy-off programs."

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"Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics."
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H. Rap Brown

"Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics."

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"See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy."
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H. Rap Brown

"See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy."

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"An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution."
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H. Rap Brown

"An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution."

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"But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down."
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H. Rap Brown

"But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down."

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"Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford."
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H. Rap Brown

"Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford."

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"Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized."
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H. Rap Brown

"Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized."

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"And understand: class differences will not save you."
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H. Rap Brown

"And understand: class differences will not save you."

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"I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie."
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H. Rap Brown

"I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie."

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"There is no such thing as a black middle class."
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H. Rap Brown

"There is no such thing as a black middle class."

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"After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money."

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"Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere."

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"One of the paramount reasons for staying attractive is so you can have somebody to go to bed with."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"One of the paramount reasons for staying attractive is so you can have somebody to go to bed with."

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"You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power."

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"You name it, we're out there with the latest and the best cutting edge."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"You name it, we're out there with the latest and the best cutting edge."

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"Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort."

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"Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody."

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"My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense."

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"Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep."

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"Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can."
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Helen Gurley Brown

"Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can."

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"I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system."
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Jerry Brown

"I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system."

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"In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong, and we have to put an end to it."
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Jerry Brown

"In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong, and we have to put an end to it."

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"Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more opportunity to engage in raising a family, providing guidance to the young, all the stuff we say we need. America will work if we're all in it together. It'll work when there's a shared sense of destiny. It can be done!"
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Jerry Brown

"Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more opportunity to engage in raising a family, providing guidance to the young, all the stuff we say we need. America will work if we're all in it together. It'll work when there's a shared sense of destiny. It can be done!"

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"The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything."
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Jerry Brown

"The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything."

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"We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions."
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Jerry Brown

"We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions."

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"Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living with cuts and making sacrifices to deal with the reality of California's budget crisis, state workers are going to have to do the same."
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Jerry Brown

"Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living with cuts and making sacrifices to deal with the reality of California's budget crisis, state workers are going to have to do the same."

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"We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional communities, we have to work for local cooperation where we are."
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Jerry Brown

"We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional communities, we have to work for local cooperation where we are."

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"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change."
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Jerry Brown

"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change."

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"The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs."
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Jerry Brown

"The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs."

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"Inaction may be the biggest form of action."
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Jerry Brown

"Inaction may be the biggest form of action."

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"Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?"
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Jerry Brown

"Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?"

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"We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge."
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Jerry Brown

"We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge."

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"When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?"
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Jerry Brown

"When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?"

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"Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now."
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Jerry Brown

"Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now."

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"Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division."
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Jerry Brown

"Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division."

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"Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it and create an income-maintenance system so every single American has the dignity and the wherewithal for shelter, basic food, and medical care. I'm talking about welfare for all. Without it, you're going to have warfare for all."
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Jerry Brown

"Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it and create an income-maintenance system so every single American has the dignity and the wherewithal for shelter, basic food, and medical care. I'm talking about welfare for all. Without it, you're going to have warfare for all."

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"It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet."
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Jerry Brown

"It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet."

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"The government is becoming the family of last resort."
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Jerry Brown

"The government is becoming the family of last resort."

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"Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow - red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight."
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Jesse Brown

"Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow - red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight."

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"I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest."
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Jim Brown

"I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest."

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"I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem."
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Jim Brown

"I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem."

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"I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition."
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Jim Brown

"I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition."

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"Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others."
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John Mason Brown

"Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others."

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"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."
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John Mason Brown

"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."

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"The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action."
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John Mason Brown

"The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action."

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"Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes."
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John Mason Brown

"Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes."

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"How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles!"
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John Mason Brown

"How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles!"

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"No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause."
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John Mason Brown

"No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause."

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"I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting."
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John Mason Brown

"I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting."

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"He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace."
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John Mason Brown

"He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace."

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