Roy Wilkins quotes
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“The talk of winning our share is not the easy one of disengagement and flight, but the hard one of work, of short as well as long jumps, of disappointments, and of sweet success.”
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“Slowly we have lifeted ourselves by our own bootstraps. Step by halting step, we have beat our way back”
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“President Eisenhower was a fine general and a good, decent man, but if he had fought World War II the way he fought for civil rights, we would all be speaking German now.”
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“Nothing should be overlooked in fighting for better education.”
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“It would appear that the state of Mississippi has decided to maintain white supremacy by murdering children.”
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“. . . first in myth, later in reality, passion and violence watered my root soil.”
-- Roy WilkinsSource : Roy Wilkins, Tom Mathews (1982). “Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins”, Viking Adult
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“Muffle your rage. Get smart instead of muscular.”
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“Nothing is more important than a good education.”
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“Shakira is a new friend, but I love her dearly already. She's so sweet and adorable and hilarious.”
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“I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1862). “A Chaplet of Verses”, p.106
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Source : Adriana Trigiani (2009). “Very Valentine”, p.118, Simon and Schuster
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