“Lamentably, it is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more immoral than individuals.”
― Why We Can't Wait
― Why We Can't Wait
“It is personal. That's what an education does. It makes the world personal.”
― The Sunset Limited
― The Sunset Limited
“It was always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals came easily.”
― All the Pretty Horses
― All the Pretty Horses
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