For the lazy (no judgement):
"If all this generation, my generation can do, is to move from here to here-- let's do that perfectly. Let's lay a perfect foundation, so that the children who come after will be able to carry the struggle that much further.
We're not going to be able to win this struggle today, we're not going to win it tomorrow. This is a struggle, this is a long struggle. We're fighting a struggle that's been has been taken place for 500 years--and even way beyond that.
We're just a small part of that struggle, a very small part. And we cannot see ourselves as the most important part. Our generation is no more important than my father's generation, which is no more important than my grandfather's generation. And all these generations have struggled, and waged fierce struggles.
I mean, anytime people get real smart and say [...] "Hey man, think about your grandfather, he was a slave. White boy was whippin' him every day; now look where you are. See how we're moving." Don't get upset.
Let's just take our time [to] understand that we have to find what our mission is. What the mission of this generation is and do that and do it perfect, properly, correctly, thoroughly, and completely. And the others will take care of the rest: let's leave some for the children."
-Kwame Ture