Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 A Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:18:38 -0400 James Baldwin Quote " The civilized have created the wretched, quite coldly and deliberately, and do not intend to change the status quo; are responsible for their slaughter and enslavement; rain down bombs on defenseless children whenever and wherever they decide that their " vital interests " are menaced, and think nothing of torturing a man to death: these people are not to be taken seriously when they speak of the " sanctity " of human life, or the " conscience " of the civilized world. " James Baldwin - page 489 of COLLECTED ESSAYS (1998), from chapter one of " The Devil Finds Work " (orig. pub. 1976) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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