Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Eldridge Cleaver
Born: August 31, 1935
Died: May 1, 1998 (aged 62)
Bio: Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party.
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