"This country isn't a melting pot. Think of……" — 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 are appreciated for who they are."
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19 Quotes by Jane Elliott
Jane Elliott has 19 quotes on this site.
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Age is how we determine how valuable you are.
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I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear…
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I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of…
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We learn to be racist, therefore we can learn not to be racist. Racism is not genetical. It has everything…
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We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority.…
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White people’s number one freedom, in the United States of America, is the freedom to be totally ignorant of those…
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We dont know anything about racism. Weve never experienced it. If words can make a difference in your life for…
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Education in this country is about how to maintain the status quo and to perpetuate racism.
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No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and…
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Racism is a learned affliction and anything that is learned can be unlearned
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I've got news for you: There are going to be people other than Christians in the hereafter. What are you…
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We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you…
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