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The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. Treasury of Black Qotations is a must for your home library!!! DESERTION

It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven.
--Frederick Douglass * * *
Desire

I've lived to bury my desires.
And see my dreams corrode with rust:
Now all that's left is fruitless fires
That burn my empty heart to dust.
--Alexander Pushkin * * *
DESTINY

Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.
--Martin Luther King, Jr. ------

And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression, saying in my presence, I was intended for some great purpose.
--Nat Turner * * *
DEVELOPMENT

The development of human society--from tribalism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism--is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life.
--Paul Robeson

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