Were I a cloud I’d gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.
Were I a cloud I’d gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin’ hell, but as long as they ain’t free, I ain’t free.
Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.
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