James Baldwin — "I am not a pessimist. I am a witness."
I am not a pessimist. I am a witness.
I am not a pessimist. I am a witness.
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"It is a terrible thing to see a man that you know to be a man reduced to a thing."
"The sexual question and the racial question have always been intertwined."
"People who believe that they are white, and who are not, are a very great danger to us all."
"It is a great shock to discover that the world is not as it is supposed to be when you're a child."
"The great thing about being an artist is that you are allowed to make mistakes."
A widely quoted statement reflecting his role as an observer and truth-teller of American society, particularly regarding race and justice, emphasizing his commitment to documenting reality.
Date: Approx. 1960s-1980s
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