Feminism is, nevertheless, very threatening to the majority of Black people because it calls into question some of the most basic assumptions about our existence, i.e., that sex should be a determinant of power relationships

We do not have racial, sexual, heterosexual, or class privilege to rely upon

white women

become involved in a bloodless revolution.

But if we keep our religion at home, keep our religion in the closet, keep our religion between ourselves and our God, but when we come out here we have a fight that’s common to all of us against a enemy who is common to all of us.

Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? that he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood?

Rather than to go to the bottom of any given idea, to examine into its origin and meaning, most people will either condemn it altogether, or rely on some superficial or prejudicial definition of non-essentials.

false interpretation.

swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.

the alienation of their affections from the Government is the natural consequence; and to that, sooner or later, it must come.

The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.

can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction.

and then those who are examined by them instead of being angry with themselves are angry with me:

‘Here is a man who is wiser than I am; but you said that I was the wisest.’

moral superiority

Indian Savages

Indian Savages

if the people suffer, they know the head from which their suffering springs

evil

them; for each one wishing to be chief of all

The advantage which he holds breeds insolence, and nature makes all men jealous.

Therefore I declare my opinion, that we make an end of monarchy and increase the power of the multitude, seeing that all good lies in the many.”