"Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture."

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Source : Tim Wise (2013). “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity”, p.117, City Lights Books

Tim Wise

#Long Quotes #Fabric Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of their day-to-day activities, including keeping their jobs.”
“The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.”
“You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.”
“Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.”
“The problem isn't that we have bodies; the problem is that we're not living in them.”
“In the largest scheme of things, just as no one has the right to tell us our true value, no one has the right to tell us what we truly owe.”

Source : David Graeber (2014). “Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years”, p.505, Melville House
“It is our responsibility as Americans to provide for the families of those who have died to defend our nation. Raising the military death benefit is not a Democrat or Republican issue - it is an American issue.”
“You describe your reality in the highest resolution even when itâ€™s a nightmare and in doing so, you live your own life, not a cliche others have formulated for you.”

Source : "David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair'". Interview with Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. August 28, 2010.

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