Freedom is not something that anybody can be given, freedom is something
people take. -- James Baldwin (1924- ) "Nobody Knows My Name" (1961)
people take. -- James Baldwin (1924- ) "Nobody Knows My Name" (1961)
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James Baldwin, "Nobody Knows My Name"... - The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it,
but no one wants to go there now.
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for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. -... - Be careful what you set your heart on -- for it will surely be yours.
James Baldwin, "Nobody Knows My... - Freedom is something we take for
granted... - Nobody can give you
freedom... - If you are born under the circumstances in which Black people are born,
the destruction of the Christian churches may not... - The world is white no longer, and it will never be white again.
James Baldwin (1924- ), Notes of a Native Son... - Freedom,
freedom...
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- The tragedy of man is perhaps the only significant thing about him.
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) quoted in N.Y. Times Magazine... - So many men, so many opinions. --
Terence (c.190-159 BCE) "Phormio" (161... - Wherever there is great property there is great inequality.
For one very rich man there must be at least five... - Let a woman show deference, not being a slave to her husband;
let her show she is ready to be guided, not coerced... - Cynic:] A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) "Lady Windermere's Fan"...
