People are too various to be treated so lightly. I am too various to be trusted.
JAMES BALDWINIf a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe.
More James Baldwin Quotes
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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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People can’t, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents.
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All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.
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People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception.
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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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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
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For nothing is more unbearable, once one has it, than freedom.
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People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
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Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it.
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If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe.
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When you’re writing you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know.
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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
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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.
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Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.
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