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Dr. King didn't get famous giving a speech that said,I have a complaint.

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Van Jones
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 20
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To the God in myself is probably the most honest answer. I think everybody has a divine destiny.
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Listen, here's reality. It is completely unfair and absolutely necessary that people who have been oppressed and marginalized have to lead everybody. That is MLK, that is Dolores Huerta, that is Fannie Lou Hamer, that is Ella Jo Baker, that is Nelson Mandela. You walk down the line.
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I'm not calling for redistributing wealth I'm calling for reinvigorating our stuck energy sector, so some new entrepreneurs can create some new wealth.
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The Russians have had and continue to have an active program to undermine American society.
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