"Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor."

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Source : Derrick Bell (2010). “Ethical Ambition”, p.60, A&C Black

Derrick Bell

“During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrans. We were one people, and we undermined the distinctions that the apartheid government tried so hard to impose. It saddens and angers me to see the rising hatred of foreigners.”
“motif, n. You donâ€™t love me as much as I love you. You donâ€™t love me as much as I love you. You donâ€™t love me as much as I love you.”
“If you can visualize it, you can actualize it.”
“Many public-school children seem to know only two datesâ€”1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion.”
“I think a myth is created from truth.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start auditioning for theater.”
“I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there”
“So this was how you died, in whispers that you did not hear.”

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