It is very nearly impossible… to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. – James Baldwin
If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real theyre real for you whether theyre real or not. – James Baldwin
Experience that destroys innocents also leads one back to it. – James Baldwin
Be careful what you set your heart upon — for it will surely be yours. – James Baldwin
Government is force, pure and simple. Theres no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society – people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. – Harry Browne