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James A. Baldwin Quotes: Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.
         

Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.


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Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.



I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.

I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.



Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.



Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.



The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.

The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.


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Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.

Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.



If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.



You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.



Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.



The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white.

The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white.





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A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see.



I have to live with both my selves as best I may.

I have to live with both my selves as best I may.



Most Glorious and eternal Majesty, Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men, though thou hast suffered men to condemn Thy servant, Thy servant will not condemn Thee.

Most Glorious and eternal Majesty, Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men, though thou hast suffered men to condemn Thy servant, Thy servant will not condemn Thee.



Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48 years old, it is saying, 'Hey, Earl, remember what you did to me?'.

Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48 years old, it is saying, 'Hey, Earl, remember what you did to me?'.



Truth telling is not compatible with the defence of the realm.

Truth telling is not compatible with the defence of the realm.



Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth.

Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth.



If my son or your son handled classified information the way that Hillary Clinton did, they'd be court marshaled.

If my son or your son handled classified information the way that Hillary Clinton did, they'd be court marshaled.



Cartoons are like fruit flies. Biologists use fruit flies because their large chromosomes and short life cycle make them ideal for studying hereditary changes.

Cartoons are like fruit flies. Biologists use fruit flies because their large chromosomes and short life cycle make them ideal for studying hereditary changes.



Liberty is not the unique right of Americans or even Westerners, but is mankind's right.

Liberty is not the unique right of Americans or even Westerners, but is mankind's right.




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