Quote by James Baldwin
Words like freedom, justice, democracy are not common concepts; on

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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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. – James Baldwin

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Education
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The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land. – James Baldwin

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Immigration
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People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. – James Baldwin

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Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens. – William Blake

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I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amidst the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail. – Charles Austin Beard

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I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I want to know most of all what gnaws at their hearts. – Guillaume Apollinaire

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Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. – R. M. Baumgardy

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Its frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You cant assume the responsibility for everything you do –or dont do. – Simone de Beauvoir

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You know, I was a kid when I went into Coronation Street and I had an amazing time. I got some fantastic opportunities from Corrie and from Soapstar and Id never say they did anything other than help me. – Richard Fleeshman

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Sometimes, to do the right thing, we must keep a promise we never made. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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