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Trevor Noah
“In any society built on institutionalized racism, race mixing doesn't merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent. Race mixing proves that races can mix, and in a lot of cases want to mix. Because a mixed person embodies that rebuke to the logic of the system, race mixing becomes a crime worse than treason.”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah
“What I do remember, what I will never forget, is the violence that followed. The triumph of democracy over apartheid is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution. It is called that because very little white blood was spilled. Black blood ran in the streets. As”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah
“Revenge truly is sweet. It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst. Then”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah
“So many black families spend all of their time trying to fix the problems of the past. That is the curse of being black and poor, and it is a curse that follows you from generation to generation. My mother calls it “the black tax.” Because the generations who came before you have been pillaged, rather than being free to use your skills and education to move forward, you lose everything just trying to bring everyone behind you back up to zero.”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited. The highest rung of what's possible is far beyond the world you can see. My mother showed me what was possible. The thing that always amazed me about her life is that one showed her. No one showed her. She did on her own. She found her way through sheer force of will.”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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