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"The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies."
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"The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and you leave it to him."
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"One great use of words is to hide our thoughts."
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"Never underestimate the power of a simple thought."
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"Knowledge is intellectual art."
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"If we should think, we should dwell on pure thoughts."
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"Knowledge is life."
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"I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency."
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"In Socrates' thought the two marks of individual self-consciousness appear; it is practical and it is social."
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"I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I don't have a clue."
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"You are not a human being, but you are a thinking and dreaming machine."
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"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history."
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"I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit."
Being

"When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions."
Control

"In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent."
Talent

"In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them."
Democracy

"Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority."
Education

"If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
History

"I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me."
Man

"In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money."
Money

"The mere imparting of information is not education."
Education
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