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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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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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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Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. – James Baldwin

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I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence – I find that offensive. I think thats potentially damaging to society. – Dean Koontz

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Whats done to children, they will do to society. – Karl A. Menninger

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On an average day 7 minutes of news happens. Yet there are currently three full-time, 24-hour news networks. – Jon Stewart

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I know I will die in a car crash. – Katie Price

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