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The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Books Could Court Ghetto Guided Heart Heart And Soul Law Missile Never Only Politics Religion Soul Succeeded Supreme Supreme Court Twist Write Writing

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History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Blood Could History Human Pass Red Scarlet Text Title

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All the gods are dead except the god of war.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Dead Except God Gods War

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Everybody changes, not just me.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Changes Everybody Just Me

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In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Become Denied He Most Precisely Prison Prisoner Things Those Wants Withheld

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I've gone beyond civil rights and human rights to creation rights.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Beyond Civil Civil Rights Creation Gone Human Human Rights Rights

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: August 31st, 1935

Died: May 1st, 1998

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