It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James A. Baldwin allycaseenemy Change image and share on social
There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention. James A. Baldwin attentiondealdreadful share on social
Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. James A. Baldwin controldescribefunction Change image and share on social
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead. James A. Baldwin allowleadlive Change image and share on social
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. James A. Baldwin americacountrycriticize Change image and share on social
The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now. James A. Baldwin exaltfutureheaven Change image and share on social
The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment. James A. Baldwin faceinvestlover Change image and share on social
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. James A. Baldwin beingbeneathhope Change image and share on social
Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. James A. Baldwin bearchangeeager Change image and share on social
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James A. Baldwin backbreadcast Change image and share on social
