Jane Elliott Quotes

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• Age is how we determine how valuable you are.
• 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 issue…
• I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth…
• We learn to be racist, therefore we can learn not to be racist. Racism is not genetical. It has everything to do with power.
• We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority. We are constantly being told…
• 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 white.…
• We dont know anything about racism. Weve never experienced it. If words can make a difference in your life for seven minutes, how would it…
• Education in this country is about how to maintain the status quo and to perpetuate racism.
• No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and the Middle East, not in…
• Racism is a learned affliction and anything that is learned can be unlearned
• I've got news for you: There are going to be people other than Christians in the hereafter. What are you going to do about it?…
• We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things.…
• About 10,000 years ago, males and females were acting equitably and were treating one another as equals, and then males took over the power, because…
• I'm a practicing Christian - and I'm going to keep practicing till I get it right - but I don't feel everyone has to practice…
• I don't have a Twitter account. I don't go to fan club gatherings. I'm not one of those actors who spends a lot of time…
• I think I'm the only 65-year-old actress in Los Angeles who hasn't had plastic surgery, so somebody's gotta play the old-lady parts!
• Somebody has to wear the black hat and give the audience someone to shake their fists at. They want someone to hate. And if that's…
• 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 -…
• 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 are…

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