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> [You are not born racist. You are born into a racist society. And like anything else, if you can learn it, you can unlearn it. But some people choose not to unlearn it, because they're afraid they'll lose power if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/you-are-not-born-racist-you-are-born-into-a-racist-society-and-like/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

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## More by Jane Elliott

> [We dont know anything about racism. Weve never experienced it. If words can make a difference in your life for seven minutes, how would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/we-dont-know-anything-about-racism-weve-never-experienced-it-if-words/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [We learn to be racist, therefore we can learn not to be racist. Racism is not genetical. It has everything to do with power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/we-learn-to-be-racist-therefore-we-can-learn-not-to-be-racist-racism/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [White people’s number one freedom, in the United States of America, is the freedom to be totally ignorant of those who are other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/white-people-s-number-one-freedom-in-the-united-states-of-america-is/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [We don't know anything about racism. We've never experienced it. If words can make a difference in your life for seven minutes, how would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/we-don-t-know-anything-about-racism-we-ve-never-experienced-it-if/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [You are not born racist. You are born into a racist society. And like anything else, if you can learn it, you can unlearn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/you-are-not-born-racist-you-are-born-into-a-racist-society-and-like/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [450,000 Iraqi children have died from starvation and lack of medicine as a result of our embargo. If you believe God loves little children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/450-000-iraqi-children-have-died-from-starvation-and-lack-of-medicine/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/this-country-isn-t-a-melting-pot-think-of-this-country-as-a-stir-fry/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority. We are constantly being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/we-are-still-conditioning-people-in-this-country-and-indeed-all-over/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [When you say to a person of colour, 'When I see you, I don't see you Black; I just see everybody the same' think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/when-you-say-to-a-person-of-colour-when-i-see-you-i-don-t-see-you/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [Racism is a learned affliction and anything that is learned can be unlearned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/racism-is-a-learned-affliction-and-anything-that-is-learned-can-be/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/i-am-absolutely-opposed-to-political-correctness-you-cannot-confront/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

> [To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-elliott/to-sit-back-and-do-nothing-is-to-cooperate-with-the-oppressor/)

[Jane Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-elliott/)

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