One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty.
H. Rap BrownBeing a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.
H. Rap BrownThere's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.
H. Rap BrownThe first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him.
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