"When enough Americans realize how rotten are the fruits of our policy of 'benign neglect,' how costly our prejudice is both in dollars and in human misery, the demand for change will be made-not for the sake of minority people, but for the sake of all of us."

-- John Howard Griffin

#Justice Quotes #People Quotes #Minorities Quotes

“I'm not trying to convert the Jewish people to the Christian faith... In fact, trying to convert Jews is a waste of time. Jews already have a covenant with God and that has never been replaced by Christianity.”
“With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision.”
“In reality, the past is preserved by itself automatically.”
“Understanding requires insight. Insight must be anchored.”
“The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.”
“I'm no syllogism incarnate, but my wife makes me look like Immanuel Kant.”
“In America, their pre-production is really long but the production is much shorter. They decide everything from the beginning to the end. They edit and nobody can touch it, actually.”
“As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states' cities.”

Source : "NBA playoff picture comes into focus" by Hunter Felt, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2015.

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