Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. quotes
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“A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.”
-- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.Source : Keep the Faith, Baby! "Black Power: A Form of Godly Power" (1967)
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“There is no future for a people who deny their past.”
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“Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.”
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“Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of God.”
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“I am the product of the sustained indignation of a branded grandfather, the militant protest of my grandmother, the disciplined resentment of my father and mother, and the power of the mass action of the church.”
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“Mix a conviction with a man and...”
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“We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds.”
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“The black man continues on his way. He plods wearily no longer-he is striding freedom road with the knowledge that if he hasn't got the world in a jug, at least he has the stopper in his hand.”
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“It's never the right time to take a particular stand.”
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“No one can say Christianity has failed. It has never been tried.”
-- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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