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Ella Baker Quotes

I came out of a family background that involved itself with people Picture Quote #1

Martin [Luther King] wasn’t one to buck forces too much Picture Quote #1

[Walter White] was also one of the best lobbyist of the period Picture Quote #1

I had been friendly with people who were in the Communist party and all the rest of the Left forces, which were oriented in the direction of mass action Picture Quote #1

I guess the best way to describe that would be to connect with the fact that I came out of college just before the big Depression, and I came to New York Picture Quote #1

I’ve never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that Picture Quote #1

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But one of the things that has to be faced is, in the process of wanting to change that system, how much have we got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going Picture Quote #1

Strong people don’t need strong leaders Picture Quote #1

During the Depression years, I began to identify to some extent with the unemployed, the organization for the unemployed at that period Picture Quote #1

When I came out of the Depression, I came out of it with a different point of view as to what constituted success. And that was even just even personal success Picture Quote #1

I didn’t break the rules, but I challenged the rules Picture Quote #1

[Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the minister as the leader Picture Quote #1

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I think you can find some rationales for that if we look at the background out of which he came. Martin [Luther King] had come out of a highly competitive, black, middle-class background Picture Quote #1

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was more politically oriented. Part and parcel of the initial SNCC efforts was to not only go in for voter registration, but for political participation Picture Quote #1

I had been friendly with people who were in the Communist party and all the rest of the Left forces, which were oriented in the direction of mass action Picture Quote #1

We who believe in freedom cannot rest Picture Quote #1

Give light and people will find the way Picture Quote #1

My theory is, strong people don’t need strong leaders Picture Quote #1

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Because our children had had the privilege of growing up where they’d raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. and so, you share your lives with people Picture Quote #1

In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been Picture Quote #1

I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others Picture Quote #1

There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement Picture Quote #1

Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it Picture Quote #1

The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and it could only be used if they understood what was happening and how group action could counter violence Picture Quote #1

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You didn’t see me on television, you didn’t see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don’t need strong leaders Picture Quote #1

In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed... It means facing a system that does not lend its self to your needs and devising means by which you change that system Picture Quote #1

I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because he has found a spot in the public limelight Picture Quote #1

One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going Picture Quote #1

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I came out of a family background that involved itself with people (Ella Baker Quotes) Martin [Luther King] wasn’t one to buck forces too much (Ella Baker Quotes) [Walter White] was also one of the best lobbyist of the period (Ella Baker Quotes) I had been friendly with people who were in the Communist party and all the rest of the Left forces, which were oriented in the direction of mass action (Ella Baker Quotes) I guess the best way to describe that would be to connect with the fact that I came out of college just before the big Depression, and I came to New York (Ella Baker Quotes) I’ve never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that (Ella Baker Quotes) But one of the things that has to be faced is, in the process of wanting to change that system, how much have we got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going (Ella Baker Quotes) Strong people don’t need strong leaders (Ella Baker Quotes) During the Depression years, I began to identify to some extent with the unemployed, the organization for the unemployed at that period (Ella Baker Quotes) When I came out of the Depression, I came out of it with a different point of view as to what constituted success. And that was even just even personal success (Ella Baker Quotes) I didn’t break the rules, but I challenged the rules (Ella Baker Quotes) [Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the minister as the leader (Ella Baker Quotes) I think you can find some rationales for that if we look at the background out of which he came. Martin [Luther King] had come out of a highly competitive, black, middle-class background (Ella Baker Quotes) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was more politically oriented. Part and parcel of the initial SNCC efforts was to not only go in for voter registration, but for political participation (Ella Baker Quotes) I had been friendly with people who were in the Communist party and all the rest of the Left forces, which were oriented in the direction of mass action. (Ella Baker Quotes) We who believe in freedom cannot rest (Ella Baker Quotes) Give light and people will find the way (Ella Baker Quotes) My theory is, strong people don’t need strong leaders (Ella Baker Quotes) Because our children had had the privilege of growing up where they’d raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. and so, you share your lives with people (Ella Baker Quotes) In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been (Ella Baker Quotes) I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others (Ella Baker Quotes) There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement (Ella Baker Quotes) Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it (Ella Baker Quotes) The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and it could only be used if they understood what was happening and how group action could counter violence (Ella Baker Quotes) You didn’t see me on television, you didn’t see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don’t need strong leaders (Ella Baker Quotes) In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed... It means facing a system that does not lend its self to your needs and devising means by which you change that system (Ella Baker Quotes) I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because he has found a spot in the public limelight (Ella Baker Quotes) One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going (Ella Baker Quotes)