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What any human being can do in life depends upon the foundation laid between birth and age five.

— James Meredith Interview with Esquire (2012)

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Democracy has some good points, but it ain't hardly what most Americans think it is.

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To get people to see beyond themselves is the most difficult thing of all.

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What we need is to shift the focus from race and color to rich and poor.

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What I did at Ole Miss had nothing to do with going to classes. My objective was to destroy the system of white supremacy.

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I've always bragged about getting my principles from my father, but it was my momma who showed me how.

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