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The most important assets we have are our bodies and our energy which can be put to good use as resources in political activism for poor and working people.
Cornel West
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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
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The women can always choose the patriarchal models, and you end up with a Margaret Thatcher.
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