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If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I my

If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America. – Eldridge Cleaver

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The paper tiger hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant image of themselves, is saying what many whites want desperately to hear reaffirmed: I am still the White Man, lord of the land, licensed to kill, and the world is still an empire at my feet. – Eldridge Cleaver

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Americans think of themselves collectively as a huge rescue squad on twenty-four-hour call to any spot on the globe where dispute and conflict may erupt. – Eldridge Cleaver

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Change is one of my favourite words. – Carol Vorderman

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I thought, well, you might see curves there, but thats just a bone – so even if I lose weight thats not going to change anything. Thats how I look. Thats my shape. Do the math. – Christina Hendricks

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