The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.
JAMES BALDWINFor these are all our children, we will all profit by or pay for what they become.
More James Baldwin Quotes
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To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.
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Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.
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Hatred is always self hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.
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I often wonder what I’d do if there weren’t any books in the world.
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Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.
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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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No man is a devil in his own mind.
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The impossible is the least that one can demand.
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If you cannot love me, I will die. Before you came I wanted to die, I have told you many times. It is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody
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The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.
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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.
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The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks at reality, then you can change it.
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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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