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Cornel West quotes about power

American Educator June 2, 1953

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The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow... Cornel West
King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens. Cornel West
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. --Aristotle Cornel West
Cornel West quote: "We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and..."
We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property. Cornel West

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