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  1. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    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 Negro Child-His Self-Image," in Saturday Review {New York, 21 Dec. 1963; repr. in The Price of the Ticket as "A Talk to Teachers," 1985} Europe
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  2. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    It is very nearly impossible . . . to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. --"They Can't Turn Back," in Mademoiselle {New York, Aug. 1960; repr. in The Price of the Ticket, 1985} The
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  3. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours. --"The Crusade of Indignation," in Nation {New York, 7 July 1956; repr. in The Price of the Ticket, 1985} It
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  4. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    Words like "freedom," "justice," "democracy" are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply. --"The Crusade of Indignation," in Nation
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  5. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievements must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person. If we are not capable of this examination, we may yet become one of the most distinguished and monumental failures in the history of nations. --"Nobody Knows My Name," in Partisan Review
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  6. James Baldwin _ Memorable Quotations: James

    It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. --The Price of the Ticket, "No Name in the Street" {1972; repr. 1985} The
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