311 – “In this land of ‘milk and honey,’ the ‘almighty dollar’ rules supreme and is being upheld by the faithful troops who move without question in the name of ‘law and order.’ Only in this garden of hypocrisy and inequality can a murderer not be considered a murderer—only here can innocent people be charged with a crime and be taken to court with the confessed criminal testifying against them. Incredible?”

–unknown

Quote Number:  172

Source: Article in The Black Panther. March 28, 1970. in E D Hirsch Jr. Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. Vintage Books: New York. 1988, Pg 22.

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