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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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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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Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt. – James Baldwin

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