Top 103 Quotes by Henry Louis Gates

About Henry Louis Gates

These are some quotes by American author Henry Louis Gates Critic, who was born on September 16, 1950.

Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you.

Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you.

Henry Louis Gates

Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.

Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.

Henry Louis Gates

People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not.

People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not.

Henry Louis Gates

I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black?

I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black?

Henry Louis Gates

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that.

Henry Louis Gates

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.

Henry Louis Gates

Most black leaders, whether left, right or center, from Frederick Douglas and Martin Delaney on in the middle of the 19th century have not even wondered about the merits of the capitalist system.

Most black leaders, whether left, right or center, from Frederick Douglas and Martin Delaney on in the middle of the 19th century have not even wondered about the merits of the capitalist system.

Henry Louis Gates

A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically where I am.

A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically where I am.

Henry Louis Gates

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.

Henry Louis Gates

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.

Henry Louis Gates

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