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#1

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
― kahlil gibran

tags: khalil-gibran

#2

“There are no morals in politics; the is only experience. A scoundrel may be of use because he is a scoundrel”
― Vladimir Lenin

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#3

“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.”
― Vladimir Lenin

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#4

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

tags: truth

8515 likes

#5

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: inspirational

10948 likes

#6

“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: freedom, ignorance, inspirational, war

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#7

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”
― George Orwell

tags: politics-language

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#8

“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”
― George Orwell, In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950

tags: humanity, truth, wisdom

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#9

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

tags: animal-farm

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#10

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
― George Orwell, Why I Write

tags: writing

1357 likes

#11

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: truth

16213 likes

#12

“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
― Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary

tags: philosophy, politics

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#13

“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
― Malcolm X

tags: books, reading

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#14

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
― Malcolm X

tags: activism, truth

2306 likes

#15

“If you have no critics you'll likely have no success. ”
― Malcolm X

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#16

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
― Malcolm X

tags: education, future

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#17

“If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”
― Malcolm X

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#18

“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”
― Malcolm X

tags: islam, militancy

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#19

“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X [Japanese-Language Edition].

tags: accomplishment, action, impetus, inspirational

798 likes

#20

“Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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#21

“You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”
― Malcolm X

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#22

“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
― Vladimir Lenin

tags: communism, democracy, freedom, history, hope, individualism, philosophy, politics, revolution, socialism

984 likes

#23

“Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.”
― Vladimir Lenin

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#24

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

78312 likes

#25

“Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

tags: inspirational-faith

7625 likes

#26

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World

tags: inspirational

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#27

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

tags: inspirational

7910 likes

#28

“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: hate, love

8087 likes

#29

“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

tags: hatred, wisdom

5470 likes

#30

“Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

tags: acquiescence

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