Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin

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Fighting for justice Political courage Courage Progress Politics

Author

James Baldwin

Source

As Much Truth As One Can Bear The New York Times

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Baldwin, James. "As Much Truth As One Can Bear." The New York Times, 14 Jan. 1962.

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Another quote by James Baldwin

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be.

James Baldwin

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Topic
Nature of freedom Liberation Freedom

Author

James Baldwin
Source
Notes for a Hypothetical Novel Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Baldwin, James. "Notes for a Hypothetical Novel." Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son. Dial Press, 1961.

Another quote from the 1960s

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong

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Topic
The moon landing The moon Space race Technological progress Progress
Speaker
Neil Armstrong
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Armstrong, Neil. Spoken on the moon. 20 July 1969.

Another quote about Politics

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

James Madison

Federalist 10

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Topic
Political leadership Checks and balances Political theory Politics

Author

James Madison
Source
Federalist 10 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 10: The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection." Daily Advertiser, 22 Nov. 1787.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 10: An extensive republic a remedy for mischiefs of faction.--Madison." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.