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People are afraid, and when people are afraid, when their pie is shrinking, they look for somebody to hate. They look for somebody to blame. And a real leader speaks to anxiety and to fear and allays those fears, assuages anxiety. Henry Louis Gates afraidallayanxiety share on social
Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same. Henry Louis Gates africanancestrydream Change image and share on social
Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs. Henry Louis Gates americanclaimclosely Change image and share on social
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting. Barbara Mertz appearancebeautifulbig share on social
In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men's eyes. Thorstein Veblen beautifulciviliseconsequence Change image and share on social
Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so. What separated a German mother from a French mother? Ernst Toller frenchgermanimagination Change image and share on social
