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“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.”
― Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
― Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
“it is the responsibility of free men to trust and celebrate what is constant—birth, struggle, and death are constant, and so is love, though we may not always think so—and to apprehend the nature of change, to be able and willing to change.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“You can't have capitalism without racism.”
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“The real reason that nonviolence is considered to be a virtue in Negroes— I am not speaking now of its racial value, another matter altogether— is that white men do not want their lives, their self-image, or their property threatened. One wishes they would say so more often.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
Elizabeth’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Elizabeth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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573 friends
12 books
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778 books
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49 friends
629 books
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95 friends
441 books
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61 friends
191 books
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118 friends
77 books
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0 books
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