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His Quotes by James Weldon Johnson
- Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will…
- Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they…
- The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether…
- Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.
- It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active…
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- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale