“Yo, I heard it's said the revolution won't be televised
But in the land of milk and honey there's a date you gotta sell it by
Otherwise it just expires and spoils
and these folks jump out the pot when the water too hot”

—  Talib Kweli

Beautiful Struggle (track 13)
Albums, The Beautiful Struggle (2004)

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