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We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we di

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didnt think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. – Dick Gregory

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Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. – Dick Gregory

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My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasnt a Christian, she would stomp you to death. – Dick Gregory

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago its a sport. – Dick Gregory

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Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other. – Albert Pike

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I dont pretend to understand the Universe – its a great deal bigger than I am. – Thomas Carlyle

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What happens when you have great grief in your life is the arteries of that heart begins to spasms down, just literally squeezes down like this because youre feeling the tension of your life and then the heart muscle itself will also begin – to get stressed out. – Mehmet Oz

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