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Quote by James Baldwin
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbo

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. – James Baldwin

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Christianity has operated with an unmitigated arrogance and cruelty — necessarily, since a religion ordinarily imposes on those who have discovered the true faith the spiritual duty of liberating the infidels. – James Baldwin

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Christianity
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James Baldwin
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People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. – James Baldwin

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respect
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James Baldwin
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Racism
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Whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior. – Steve Biko

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Racism

Bigotry: A vice confined to the weakest minds. – Anonymous, Aphorisms; or, A Glance at Human Nature, in Original Maxims, 1820

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Racism

In the racial picture things will never be as they once were. History has reached a turning point, here and over the world. – Medgar Evers

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Racism

Racism? But isnt it only a form of misanthropy? – Joseph Brodsky

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Racism

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Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. – Ben Jonson

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Success

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. – Lucretia Mott

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Feminism

I dont think Im such an amazing person who needs to be written about. – Amy Winehouse

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amazing