“Young people want to learn, they are thirsty for knowledge, they want to understand and remember. The main thing is to teach them where not to go. Oppression, not to go; dictatorship, not to go; racism and prejudice, absolutely not to go. This is a moral plan [for society].” PeopleWantRememberYoungMoralTeachPlansRacismPrejudiceOppressionDictatorshipThirstyRacism And Prejudice Author:Elie Wiesel
“Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?” WellsHardHomeKidsGuyTeachTaughtListeningRacismAgreeRapTeenagerThat GuyRap Music Author:Jay-Z
“Diversity means, when the left teaches it, the people responsible for building America and maintaining it get the short end of the stick from now on. With this singular American culture that people came and wanted to be part of, they were proud, couldn't wait to become Americans, tears in their eyes when it happened. It was a special place. Defending it now, defending that America, defending our cultural, defending our founding, defending all of the things that made this country great is now called racism or xenophobia or hate.” PeopleMeanMadeEndsCountryEyeWantedAmericaHateCultureLeftWaitingTeachHappenedSpecialTearsBuildingProudDiversityRacismResponsibleSticksFoundingMaintainingAmerican CultureXenophobiaSpecial Places Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.” MenTeachViolenceRacismVictimConstantCriminalsNonviolenceBrutalGun ControlRacism In AmericaNon Violence Author:Malcolm X
“It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.” ChildrenSpiritualHateTeachGreaterFeetDemandPerceptionRacismMiracleOur ChildrenCharityResilienceYour ChildrenNecksResiliencyGreat Spiritual Author:James A. Baldwin
“In the end, as any successful teacher will tell you, you can only teach the things that you are. If we practice racism then it is racism we teach.” IfsEndsJusticeTeachPracticeSuccessfulTeacherDiversityRacismSocial Justice Author:Max Lerner
“I am a Muslim and . . . my religion makes me be against all forms of racism. It keeps me from judging any man by the color of his skin. It teaches me to judge him by his deeds and his conscious behavior. And it teaches me to be for the rights of all human beings, but especially the Afro-American human being, because my religion is a natural religion, and the first law of nature is self-preservation.” MenFirstsHumansSelfFormLawNaturalHuman BeingsTeachRightsColorJudgingBehaviorRacismConsciousSkinsIslamDeedsRacistPreservationLaws Of NatureSelf PreservationAfros Author:Malcolm X
“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working things out musically with other people. You have to listen to other musicians and play with them even if you don't agree with what they're playing. It teaches you the very opposite of racism and anti-Semitism. It teaches you that the world is big enough to accommodate us all.” PeopleIfsWorldMeanLongEnoughPlayBigsProcessSoundTeachDemocracyMusicianRacismOppositesAgreeJazzDemocraticCaptureAccommodateAnti SemitismDemocratic ProcessWorking Things Author:Wynton Marsalis
“We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever.” AmericaFacesEvilReligiousTeachPoliticianRacismSilentToleranceAll TimeBigotryDividesQuartersMean PeopleDividingAnti SemitismCondemningHaterAnti RacistReligious Bigotry Author:Ronald Reagan
“I am a Muslim and . . . my religion makes me be against all forms of racism. It keeps me from judging any man by the color of his skin. It teaches me to judge him by his deeds .” MenFormTeachColorJudgingRacismSkinsDeeds Author:Malcolm X