~ Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. ~
~ Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. ~
~ Racism is something that people can transcend through friendship. ~
~ In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. ~
~ Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away, and that in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty. ~
~ In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. ~
~ The biggest problem through out the history of man is the fact that racism is anything but an anomoly. ~
~ Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. ~
~ To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow. ~
~ When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression. ~
~ In all manifestations of racism from the mildest to the most severe, what is being denied is the possibility that the racializers and the racialized can coexist in the same society, except perhaps on the basis of domination and subordination. ~
~ Racism rests upon and functions as a kind of seesaw: the persecutor rises by debasing and inferiorizing his victim. ~