Author: James A. Baldwin

Quotes

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

- James A. Baldwin

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.

- James A. Baldwin

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

- James A. Baldwin

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.

- James A. Baldwin

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

- James A. Baldwin

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

- James A. Baldwin

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?

- James A. Baldwin

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

- James A. Baldwin

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.

- James A. Baldwin

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