"We have to undo the millions of little white lies that America told itself and the world about the American Black man."

-- John Oliver Killens

#Lying Quotes #Men Quotes #White Quotes

“The Nazi leaders….treated Germany like a conquered land, a colony to be used and abused without consideration, to be exploited to the full, and its national spirit, happiness and wellbeing to be sedulously ignored”

Source : Sebastian Haffner (2005). “Germany: Jekyll and Hyde : an eyewitness analysis of Nazi Germany”
“Yesterday's errors let yesterday cover.”
“Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.”
“Whatever the intellectual quality of the education given our children, it is vital that it include elements of love and compassion, for nothing guarantees that knowledge alone will be truly useful to human beings.”
“The innovative leader has to be an arsonist and a firefighter.”
“Life's a game made for everyone, and love is the prize.”
“In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.”
“You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?' I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do. 'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”

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