Quote by Eldridge Cleaver
Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when

Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due. – 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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America
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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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Heroes/Heroism
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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

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Prison
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respect
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I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think its tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody. – Mike Krzyzewski

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respect

Im pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions, and I believe quite passionately that we dont pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans, but all veterans. – Peter Berg

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respect

Im a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves. – Rachel Roy

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respect

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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respect

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I didnt know my Dad – he moved out early. And my moms politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didnt think about Democrats or Republicans. She thought about who made sense. Ive been both in my life. – Dennis Miller

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We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers. – Booker T. Washington

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Men

The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular. – Geraldo Rivera

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