Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned.
James Baldwin quote 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.
James Baldwin quote The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
James Baldwin quote The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
James Baldwin quote No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.
James Baldwin quote One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return.
James Baldwin quote People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
James Baldwin quote 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 Baldwin quote Biography
American writer
