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Death is always a constant possibility and probability and of course an inevitability, as well.
Cornel West
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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
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Truth is fine. Absolutely.
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Black people have always been America's wilderness in search of a promised land.
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I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions.
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I think we must never, ever demonize one another. That's true not just black people to black people that's human being to human being.
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It would just be nice if we had leaders in Washington who could unequivocally take a stand on behalf of democratic movements in other parts of the world. And even this is true for even Brother Barack Obama.
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You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.
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A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.
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