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Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.
Cornel West
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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
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Cornel Ronald West
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I don't believe in the elimination of evil. But I believe in fightin' against evil.
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Death is always a constant possibility and probability and of course an inevitability, as well.
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