The capitalist culture of consumption... does not provide meaningful sustenance for large numbers of people.
Cornel WestIt takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.
Cornel WestWhen ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.
Cornel West