Quote by Cornel West
Every president needs to deal with the permanent government of the

Every president needs to deal with the permanent government of the country, and the permanent government of the country is Wall Street oligarchs and corporate plutocrats and the questions becomes what is the relationship between that president and Wall Street. – Cornel West

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Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, thats being pushed to the margins, and you can see it. – Cornel West

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My dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, hes always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He has a certain rootlessness, a deracination. – Cornel West

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A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks at America from the vantage point of the least of these and asks whats best for all. – Cornel West

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The secret to a long-lasting relationship is perpetually imagining the worst. Its a world view tracing back to my Eastern European ancestry and one I draw upon regularly. – Zoe Lister-Jones

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One of the reasons I loved working with Tom is people feel they know who he is… I think working with an actor who the audience already has a relationship with actually helps you in a film like this. – Sam Mendes

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Its something that was very interesting to me to be a part of and all of them again because of the relationship. Some of the superhero movies are better than others. – Blair Underwood

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The relationship of black Americans to Obama is sociologically riveting. – Andrew Sullivan

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