James A. BaldwinA collection of 29 posts

Truth

Every legend moreover contains its residuum of truth and the root function of...

Time

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage ...

Time

No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening each time fo...

Society

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

Respect

To be sensual I think is to respect and rejoice in the force of life of life ...

Relationship

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology the who...

Power

The only thing that white people have that black people need or should want is...

Power

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accep...

Power

It is certain in any case that ignorance allied with power is the most feroc...

Positive

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can th...