Richard R. Wright Jr. (1878–1967)
Wright Jr. 87 Years Behind the Black Curtain: An Autobiography. 1965
“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.”
Message to the Grass Roots (1963)
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Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)
Quote in his letter to brother Theo, from Nuenen, The Netherlands, Autumn 1885; as quoted in Vincent van Gogh, edited by Alfred H. Barr; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935 https://www.moma.org/documents/moma_catalogue_1996_300061887.pdf, (letter 428) p. 31 <br class="br">1880s, 1885
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
Bill Clinton (1946) 42nd President of the United States
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Speech 11/19/2003 Whitehall Palace, London http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040126-6.html <br class="br">2000s, 2003
Jamal Simmons (1971) American journalist
Simmons at the Canadian-American Business Council luncheon. 2008-11-13 http://eaves.ca/2008/11/14/quote-of-the-day
Bill Clinton (1946) 42nd President of the United States
First inaugural address (January 20, 1993), Washington, D.C.
1990s
“Keep your right and wrong
I don't need it
keep your black and white
I can't seeǃ”
Mara Balls (1983) Finnish musician
Peter Gelderloos (1982) American anarchist
Source: "The Failure of Nonviolence" (2013) https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-the-failure-of-nonviolence, Chapter 1. Violence Doesn't Exist
Coretta Scott King (1927–2006) American author, activist, and civil rights leader. Wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As quoted in The Last Word : A Treasury of Women's Quotes (1992), by Carolyn Warner, p. 99
