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James A. Baldwin Quotes

James A. Baldwin quotes about world

American Author August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987

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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black..."
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. James A. Baldwin
Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. James A. Baldwin
Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it..."
The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in. James A. Baldwin
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. James A. Baldwin
You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "There is a "sanctity" involved with bringing a child into this..."
There is a "sanctity" involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. James A. Baldwin

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