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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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"Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame."

"All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows."
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"If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present discrimination continues, there will be nothing left for them to do."

"And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race."

"This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible."

"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."

"If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto."

"They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately to pool their earnings and organize industries to participate in supplying social and economic demands."

"I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit."
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