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“We can not understand each other, if every time we venture out we stick the feather of cocksureness in our caps. No, we can never wholly understand each other, and rise to the level of mutual esteem at least, if we do not invest in that fellow feeling that triumphs over class and creed and race and color.”

Ifs Feelings Levels Race Class Color Fellows Sticks Esteem Triumph Mutual Creeds Venture Can Not Feathers Caps Fellow Feeling Race And Color

Author:Ameen Rihani

“Build an "inclusive narrative" that goes beyond race, class, religion, etc., so that all may participate in the "the great debates".”

May Race Class Debate Narrative Etc

Author:Neil Postman

“Women, even more than the working class, is the great unknown quantity of the race.”

Race Class Quantity Working Class Great Unknown

Author:Keir Hardie

“It is notable how little empathy is cultivated or valued in our society. I put this down to our traditional racism and obsessive sectarianism. Even so, one would think that we would be encouraged to project ourselves into the character of someone of a different race or class, if only to be able to control him. But no effort is made.”

Ifs Thinking Littles Made Different Character Would Be Able Effort Race Class Projects Empathy Racism Traditional Our Society Notable Obsessive Sectarianism Be Encouraged Different Races

Book:Screening history

Source: Screening history

“America is supposed to pride itself on freedom of religion, race, and class. It's something that is carried on from ignorance and territorialism. I don't know if it's a transcendental pre-colonial mentality but I don't see too many other races of people trippin' about who is coming in and coming out. I think it's primarily racism disguised as class wars.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows War America Race Class Ignorance Pride Racism Coming Out Mentality Transcendental Freedom Of Religion

Author:Myka 9

“It seems to me that awakening to the full potential of what your life might be - beyond the possibilities of your own family, your own class, your own race, your own neighborhood - that is one of the great gifts that art affords.”

Art Seems Might Race Class Possibility Awakening Neighborhood Full Potential Great Gifts

Author:Dana Gioia

“I'm not a preacher, but I preach. I'm not a Buddhist, but I chant. I'm not race theorist, but I have questions and ponderances around the complexities of race and class and culture wherever I am.”

Culture Race Class Buddhist Complexity Preacher Theorists

Author:Theaster Gates