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Quote by James Baldwin
People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own dest

People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. – James Baldwin

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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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There is a sanctity involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. – James Baldwin

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It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be. – Anatole France

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To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery. – Ouida

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So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes. – Samuel Butler (poet)

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Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends. – Bishop Robert South

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