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Quote by James Baldwin
Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with leg

Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion, fearing that without it we will be hurled into that void, within which, like the earth before the Word was spoken, the foundations of society are hidden. – James Baldwin

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When the book comes out it may hurt you — but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself. – James Baldwin

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We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours. – James Baldwin

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James Joyce is right about history being a nightmare– but it may be that nightmare from which no one can awaken. People are trapped in history and history in trapped in them. – James Baldwin

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When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, its at the bottom. Its the people who are in school systems that dont educate, neighborhoods where there is a lot of crime, drugs, the whole bit. – Clarence Thomas

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In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is Gods gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is Gods gift to the collective. – Christopher Lasch

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We feed on the world in increasingly desperate attempts to compensate for feelings of incompleteness, separation, and alienation. This is a sorry way to live. – Ken McLeod, Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention

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