Quote by James Baldwin
The American ideal, after all, is that everyone should be as much

The American ideal, after all, is that everyone should be as much alike as possible. – James Baldwin

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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin

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Action
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If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real theyre real for you whether theyre real or not. – James Baldwin

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Singularity in the right hath ruined many; happy those who are convinced of the general opinion. – Benjamin Franklin

Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture? – David Bohm

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Weve not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You cant trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody who has balanced a budget. Im much more conservative with money than George Bush is. – Howard Dean

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Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind. – Mary Baker Eddy

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Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me. – Levon Helm

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Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world. – Joan Jett

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