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“We were not here. We ourselves did not do this. But we do feel that, as the younger generation, we should acknowledge and accept the responsibility. And for the generations that come after us, we should be the guardians of the truth.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“Evil asks little of the dominant caste other than to sit back and do nothing. All that it needs from bystanders is their silent complicity in the evil committed on their behalf, though a caste system will protect, and perhaps even reward, those who deign to join in the terror.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not. It is about resources—which caste is seen as worthy of them and which are not, who gets to acquire and control them and who does not. It is about respect, authority, and assumptions of competence—who is accorded these and who is not.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“So the real question would be,' he said finally, 'if people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?'
- Taylor Branch, as quoted by Isabel Wilkerson in Caste”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
- Taylor Branch, as quoted by Isabel Wilkerson in Caste”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“Hitler had risen as an outside agitator, a cult figure enamored of pageantry and rallies with parades of people carrying torches that an observer said looked like “rivers of fire.” Hitler saw himself as the voice of the Volk, of their grievances and fears, especially those in the rural districts, as a god-chosen savior, running on instinct. He had never held elected office before.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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Audra’s 2025 Year in Books
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