“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.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
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The most dangerous creation of any society
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: society
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The price one pays for pursuing any
“The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: knowledge
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There is never time in the future
“There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: work
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The paradox of education is precisely this
“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 A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: education
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Love takes off masks that we fear
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
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Love takes off masks that we fear
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: fear
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The only thing that white people have
“The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: power
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People are trapped in history and history
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: history
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The paradox of education is precisely this
“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 A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: society
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American history is longer, larger, more various,
“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.”
— James A. Baldwin
Author: James A. Baldwin
Category: history
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