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People who treat other people as less than human must not be surpr

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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The establishment of democracy on the American continent was scarcely as radical a break with the past as was the necessity, which Americans faced, of broadening this concept to include black men. – James Baldwin

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Multiculturalism
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James Baldwin
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No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. – James Baldwin

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Purity
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James Baldwin
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respect
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We shall listen, not lecture learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might. – Theodore C. Sorensen

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respect

Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood. – Anthony Collins

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respect

So its kind of nervous to be in this situation, but at the same time you look at all those actors and the work that theyve done, Ive been in bigger films than all of them and still kept my integrity and still kept my respect. – Shia LaBeouf

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respect

Ive learned how to look at things and not judge them, but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality. – Doug E. Fresh

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respect

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Old age puts more wrinkles in our minds than on our faces. – Michel de Montaigne

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No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation. – Orison Swett Marden

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The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. – Lynda Barry

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