James A. Baldwin Quote: The making of an American begins ...

The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land.

- James A. Baldwin

James A. Baldwin Quotes

- Frank Zappa

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.

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- Frederick Douglass

You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.

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- Cesar Chavez

Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

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- Emma Goldman

The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.