Quote by James Baldwin
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

Other quotes by James Baldwin

Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the battle field. – James Baldwin

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America
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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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The greatest significance of the present student generation is that it is through them that the point of view of the subjugated is finally and inexorably being expressed. – James Baldwin

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Students
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Heres my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation. – Suze Orman

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respect

You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if theyre smart people. But you dont throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff. – Dave Eggers

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respect

Well, being that, at the house and being in the competition, it was very hard to be with family. We couldnt have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But, being the American Idol, the focus would have been on me. – LaToya London

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respect

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you dont agree with or like. – Margaret Mead

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respect

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alone

If I cant see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny? – Casey Affleck

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Follow your passion. Nothing – not wealth, success, accolades or fame – is worth spending a lifetime doing things you dont enjoy. – Jonathan Sacks

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Love is like the wild rose-briar Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly? – Emily Bronte

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