The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
JAMES BALDWINIt’s a miracle to realize that somebody loves you.
More James Baldwin Quotes
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There are few things under heaven more unnerving than the silent, accumulating contempt and hatred of a people.
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The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.
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To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.
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I often wonder what I’d do if there weren’t any books in the world.
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Most of us, no matter what we say, are walking in the dark, whistling in the dark.
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Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.
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It is easy to proclaim all souls equal in the sight of God; it is hard to make men equal on earth in the sight of men.
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Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society.
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Artists are here to disturb the peace.
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People don’t have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love.
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All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.
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Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.
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You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all.
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You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.
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If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.
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