"The primary ideology that operated to create, socialize, and reproduce them was not the ideology of racism. It was that of universalism."

-- Immanuel Wallerstein

#Racism Quotes #Ideology Quotes #Universalism Quotes

“I wasn’t like, boo hoo, Bin Laden’s dead, but I wasn’t jumping. America’s a very nationalistic country, and in episodes like that of his death, it becomes jingoism. People are drinking, dancing in the street, chanting USA like they’re at the World Cup, like they won it… It’s sick that we turned it into a sporting event.”
“History must always be taken with a grain of salt. It is, after all, not a science but an art ...”
“I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.”
“Even if the game isn't fair, I'm going to figure out a way to win.”
“They can get married. They can marry a man if they're a woman. Or they can marry a woman if they're a man... there are no special rights for people based upon your sex practices. There's no special rights based upon what you do in your sex life. You're an American citizen first and foremost and that's it.”
“[Bill Clinton] gave - he settled a - he settled a sexual harassment case for $850,000 with Paula Jones in 1998.”
“Maybe the only thing I can definitely say about is this: Thatâ€™s life. Maybe the only thing we can do is accept it, without really knowing whatâ€™s going on.”
“In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work â€¦”

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