Differences Quote 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 it affect you if you heard this every day of your life?”

Jane Elliott

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We learn to be racist, therefore we can learn not to be racist. Racism is not genetical. It has everything to do with power.

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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…

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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…

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We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority. We are constantly being…

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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…

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Racism is a learned affliction and anything that is learned can be unlearned

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To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.

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