Cornel West Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.”

“Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.”

“If they think they have issues with the president not doing enough for the poor now, wait and see what happens if the opposition takes office. Then they would really need a poverty tour.”

“Every president needs to deal with the permanent government of the country, and the permanent government of the country is Wall Street oligarchs and corporate plutocrats and the questions becomes what is the relationship between that president and Wall Street.”

“Black people have been working hard for decades.”

“The problem is we need much more moral content.”

“I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions.”

“Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.”

“We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail.”

“Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.”