"We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and the deprived."

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Source : 1969 'Black Studies: Bringing Back the Person', in the Evergreen Review, Oct.

June Jordan

#Fear Quotes #America Quotes #White Quotes

“When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.”
“Why don't we all just get a long-neck?”
“The diverse religions and races bring beauty to the world if we truly understand in our hearts the essence of who we are and what we stand for. And that really is the essence of spirituality.”
“I suppose if the offending paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and I shot him, it would all blow over.”

Source : "Alec Baldwin in Criminal Investigation After Allegedly Attacking Photographers" by Alexandra J. Gratereaux, www.foxnews.com. June 20, 2012.
“My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.”
“If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.”
“I may be boring, but that's okay; I don't want to hard-sell myself.”

Source : "Yesterday's Screen Heartbreaker Tina Munim, Now Ambani, Turns 60". Interview with Khalid Mohamed, www.thequint.com. November 2, 2017.
“How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.”

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