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Quote by James Baldwin
But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. B

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. – James Baldwin

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Words like freedom, justice, democracy are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply. – James Baldwin

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Humanity
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James Baldwin
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He may be a very nice man. But I havent got the time to figure that out. All I know is, hes got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. Thats the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die. – James Baldwin

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Control
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James Baldwin
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Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. – James Baldwin

Category:
Change
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James Baldwin
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