“ National hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“ I was to grow used to hearing, around New York, the annoying way in which people would say: 'Edward Said, such a suave and articulate and witty man,' with the unspoken suffix 'for a Palestinian.' It i… Christopher Hitchens
“ I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained less melanin. Jonah Goldberg
“ Of all the injuries inflicted by racism on people of colour the most corrosive is the wound within the internalized racism that leads some victims at unspeakable cost to their own sense of self to… H. Jack Geiger
“ Unfortunately, 'post racism' is also a myth, like unicorns and black people who survive to the end of a horror movie. Justin Simien
“ Another kind of transcendence myth has been dramatization of human life in terms of conflict and vindication. This focuses upon the situation of oppression and the struggle for liberation. It is a sho… Mary Daly
“ If you defend free speech for bigots but not to combat bigotry, then you believe in bigotry, not free speech. DaShanne Stokes
“ The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe what white people say about you. Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and… James Baldwin
“ When you meet someone, and you find that they are prejudiced against your kind, it might be your chance, not to confirm, but to be the one to finally change their mind. Criss Jami
“ Man is the bridge of good as much as evil. He hurts and he loves. He divides and he unites. He destroys and he rebuilds. He kills and he saves lives. Yet, he denies or pretends that he does not know t… Danny Castillones Sillada
“ There’s the claim that the only progress made is in posing problems that scientists can answer. That philosophy never has the means to answer problems—it’s just biding its time till the scientists arr… Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
“ Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom. DaShanne Stokes
“ Our love of lockstep is our greatest curse, the source of all that bedevils us. It is the source of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism, terrorism, bigotry of every variety and hue, because it tell… Anna Quindlen
“ As a non-believer, I want the atheist case to be made. I want religious belief to be scrutinised and challenged. I want Britain to be a genuinely secular nation, where religious belief is protected an… Owen Jones
“ Only when we learn to value the differences among us can we achieve the true spirit of humanity. Charles S. Weinblatt
“ Anti-Americanism may indeed have grown fiercer than it was during the cold war. It is a common phenomenon that when the angels fail to deliver, the demons become more fearsome. Ian Buruma
“ Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him and cannot be reasoned out. Sydney Smith
