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You do not give your precious body to the billy clubs of Birmingham sheriffs, nor to the insidious activity of the streets.

You do not give your precious body to the billy clubs of Birmingham sheriffs, nor to the insidious activity of the streets.
– TaNehisi Coates

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  37. Tyrants are obvious, and easy to identify. It is the well entrenched and corrupt establishment that is truly insidious. – AE Samaan
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