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I love America more than any other country in this world; and, exa

I love America more than any other country in this world; and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. – James Baldwin

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There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention. – James Baldwin

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Failure
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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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Racism
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When the book comes out it may hurt you — but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself. – James Baldwin

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It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe. – Albert J. Beveridge

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America is a mistake, a giant mistake. – Sigmund Freud

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The spirit is at home, if not entirely satisfied, in America. – Allan Bloom

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Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it. – Eric Nicol

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Not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien

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The ideal of happiness has always taken material form in the house, whether cottage or castle; it stands for permanence and separation from the world. – Simone de Beauvoir

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Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation. – Elizabeth Drew

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For horror movies, color is reassuring because, at least in older films, it adds to the fakey-ness. – Lynda Barry

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