The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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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I often wonder what I’d do if there weren’t any books in the world.
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It’s a miracle to realize that somebody loves you.
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People are too various to be treated so lightly. I am too various to be trusted.
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Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.
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Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
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Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford.
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People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
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You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you have left it, you never can go back.
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Love brought you here. If you trusted love this far, don’t panic now.
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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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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.
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There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.
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People can cry much easier than they can change.
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It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.
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Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.
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