If I had to write down the most important people in the history of this planet, No.1 would be (abolitionist) John Brown. Why? Because he's a white man who said he would die for the cause, because they could take him, but they weren't going to take his grandchildren. That brother was beautiful.
Dick GregoryA Klaner KKK is a cat who gets out of bed in the middle of the night and takes his sheet with him.
Dick GregoryMy mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death.
Dick GregoryIf you can justify killing to eat meat, you can justify the conditions of the ghetto. I cannot justify either one.
Dick Gregory