--- title: "19 Ifs Quotes By John Henrik Clarke" description: "19 Ifs quotes by John Henrik Clarke. Plus more from John Henrik Clarke and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chance_if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go_1149509.png" --- > [If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go-back-into-slavery/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chance_if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go_1149509.png) > [You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. It's a test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/you-walk-out-in-the-street-we-don-t-know-if-we-re-going-to-get-across/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/john-henrik-clarke-2865_ifs_you-walk-out-in-the-street-we-don-t-know_398369.png) > [If God is love, then God has no stepchildren to love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-god-is-love-then-god-has-no-stepchildren-to-love/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/john-henrik-clarke-2865_god_if-god-is-love-then-god-has-no-stepchild_501633.png) > [Educating a child won't be difficult if you get through to the parent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/educating-a-child-won-t-be-difficult-if-you-get-through-to-the-parent/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/john-henrik-clarke-2865_children_educating-a-child-won-t-be-difficult-if_1134891.png) > [I think that you're just as close to Jesus if you use the equipment he gave you other than to call on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-think-that-you-re-just-as-close-to-jesus-if-you-use-the-equipment/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/john-henrik-clarke-2865_can-do_i-think-that-you-re-just-as-close-to-jes_3119473.png) > [If we are going to be masters of our destiny, we must be masters of the ideas that influence that destiny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-we-are-going-to-be-masters-of-our-destiny-we-must-be-masters-of/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/john-henrik-clarke-2865_destiny_if-we-are-going-to-be-masters-of-our-des_2863085.png) > [I think many times we charge the Lord for things we can do ourselves. If only we realized how well we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-think-many-times-we-charge-the-lord-for-things-we-can-do-ourselves/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/john-henrik-clarke-2865_can-do_i-think-many-times-we-charge-the-lord-fo_2184576.png) > [If people do not know where they have been and what they have been they don't know what they are. They don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-people-do-not-know-where-they-have-been-and-what-they-have-been/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/john-henrik-clarke-2865_has-beens_if-people-do-not-know-where-they-have-be_2436142.png) > [If you struck your mother or your father, it was punishable by death because you struck at the whole society. You struck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-you-struck-your-mother-or-your-father-it-was-punishable-by-death/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/john-henrik-clarke-2865_death_if-you-struck-your-mother-or-your-father_3183200.png) > [If you don't like the situation, if you are afraid and can't deal with it, nothing wrong with your legs, get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-you-don-t-like-the-situation-if-you-are-afraid-and-can-t-deal-with/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/john-henrik-clarke-2865_afraid_if-you-don-t-like-the-situation-if-you-a_1003860.png) > [You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/you-can-see-in-our-churches-most-of-the-males-are-pastors-most-of-the/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/john-henrik-clarke-2865_church_you-can-see-in-our-churches-most-of-the_818281.jpg) > [Eat bread. You don't know if it's been polluted. Drink water, you don't know whether it's been polluted. So living is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/eat-bread-you-don-t-know-if-it-s-been-polluted-drink-water-you-don-t/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/john-henrik-clarke-2865_bread_eat-bread-you-don-t-know-if-it-s-been-po_1947117.png) > [If you expect the present day school system to give history to you, you are dreaming. This, we have to do ourselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-you-expect-the-present-day-school-system-to-give-history-to-you/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chinese_if-you-expect-the-present-day-school-sys_549985.png) > [I say if black people don't unite and begin to support themselves, their communities and their families, they might as well begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-say-if-black-people-don-t-unite-and-begin-to-support-themselves/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/john-henrik-clarke-2865_black_i-say-if-black-people-don-t-unite-and-be_2417273.jpg) > [If the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, they still would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-the-africans-and-arabs-were-ruling-spain-from-711-to-1492-had-they/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05c/john-henrik-clarke-2865_catholic_if-the-africans-and-arabs-were-ruling-sp_1218690.jpg) > [You look at a clock and it tells you it's eight o'clock, you know the number of hours that has been before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/you-look-at-a-clock-and-it-tells-you-it-s-eight-o-clock-you-know-the/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/john-henrik-clarke-2865_clock_you-look-at-a-clock-and-it-tells-you-it_1186606.png) > [You have to convince the adults that if a child is to learn his culture, he or she will have to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/you-have-to-convince-the-adults-that-if-a-child-is-to-learn-his/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/john-henrik-clarke-2865_adults_you-have-to-convince-the-adults-that-if_596092.jpg) > [I have gone up in the Pyramids and the stones are so close together you can't force a playing card between them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-have-gone-up-in-the-pyramids-and-the-stones-are-so-close-together/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/john-henrik-clarke-2865_alignment_i-have-gone-up-in-the-pyramids-and-the-s_1545588.jpg) > [I'm one of the people who believes that our losses were greater than our gains. Because before the Civil Rights movement we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-m-one-of-the-people-who-believes-that-our-losses-were-greater-than/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/john-henrik-clarke-2865_afternoon_i-m-one-of-the-people-who-believes-that_2671755.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by John Henrik Clarke > [Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/had-elijah-muhammad-tried-to-introduce-an-orthodox-form-of-arab/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/my-main-point-here-is-that-if-you-are-the-child-of-god-and-god-is-a/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Service is the highest form of prayer as far as I am concerned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/service-is-the-highest-form-of-prayer-as-far-as-i-am-concerned/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Man's most intelligent age may have gotten lost in history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/man-s-most-intelligent-age-may-have-gotten-lost-in-history/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [I question the political judgement of those who would have the nerve to paint Christ white with his obvious African nose, lips and wooly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/i-question-the-political-judgement-of-those-who-would-have-the-nerve/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [My loving sister Mary has always shared the pain and pleasure of my heartbeat in a unique and special way. We have sung our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/my-loving-sister-mary-has-always-shared-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-my/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/there-are-some-long-silences-in-scandinavian-and-some-japanese-films/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/when-i-was-able-to-go-to-school-in-my-early-years-my-third-grade/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Violence among all people is based on dissatisfaction, frustration and crushed ambition and people who don't know who to strike at and who to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/violence-among-all-people-is-based-on-dissatisfaction-frustration-and/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [What we might have been dealing with here - with the building of the Pyramids - is an age that got lost. Man had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/what-we-might-have-been-dealing-with-here-with-the-building-of-the/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/slavery-ended-and-left-its-false-images-of-black-people-intact/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [History is a compass that you locate yourself on the map of human geography, politically, culturally, financially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/history-is-a-compass-that-you-locate-yourself-on-the-map-of-human/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. It's a test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/you-walk-out-in-the-street-we-don-t-know-if-we-re-going-to-get-across/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Nothing the European mind ever devised was meant to do anything but to facilitate the European's control over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/nothing-the-european-mind-ever-devised-was-meant-to-do-anything-but/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) > [Break all the TVs, burn all the Bibles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/break-all-the-tvs-burn-all-the-bibles/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/john-henrik-clarke/#itemlist", "name": "19 Ifs Quotes By John Henrik Clarke", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Henrik Clarke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go-back-into-slavery/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chance_if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go_1149509.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chance_if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go_1149509.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/john-henrik-clarke-2865_chance_if-we-don-t-unite-chances-are-we-will-go_1149509.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.” — John Henrik Clarke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. 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