“The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.”
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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.
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others.
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.