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Mackenzie’s Quotes

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

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“Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time: Mcdougal Littell Literature Connections

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“Whoever debases others is debasing himself.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: life, love, racism

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“If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: god, love, religion

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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

tags: fear, hate, pain

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