“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
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Famous James A. Baldwin Quotes
“Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.”
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
“Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?”
“I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.”
“A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.”
“When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.”
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”
“Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black.”
“No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it.”
“The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.”
“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
“To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.”