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James Baldwin

“The person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality - for this touchstone can be only oneself. Such a person interpose between himself and reality nothing less than a labyrinth of attitudes. And these attitudes, furthermore, though the person is usually unaware of it (is unaware of so much), are historical and public attitudes.”

James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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