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Cornel West Quotes

The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find Picture Quote #1

We had a much deeper sense of community in 67 than we do in 97. This is important to say that not in a nostalgic way because it’s not as if 67 was a time when things were so good Picture Quote #1

We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail Picture Quote #1

Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102) Picture Quote #1

We’re learning lessons from Africa. And the lesson that we need to learn is, how do we straighten our backs up in the face of these oligarchs and plutocrats who are trying to snatch the best of our democracy away? Picture Quote #1

Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity-connectivity at its center. It’s a form of spiritual emptiness Picture Quote #1

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The interesting thing for me is, if that had been a left-wing person raising questions, [President Obama] probably would have expressed his anger. Because Obama really does get upset about progressives Picture Quote #1

John Coltrane was an addict; Billie Holiday was an addict; Eugene O’Neill was an addict. What would America be without addicts and post-addicts who make such grand contributions to our society? Picture Quote #1

All individuals have the same value, not to be determined by market price. They’re made in the image and likeness of God Picture Quote #1

The black agenda, from Frederick Douglas to Ida B. Wells to Martin King, has always been the most broad, deep, inclusive, embracing agenda of the nation Picture Quote #1

Frederick Douglas’s agenda was an agenda, not for black people to get out of slavery. It was for America to become a better democracy. And it’s spilt over for women’s rights; it’s split over for worker’s rights and so forth Picture Quote #1

All talks about legacies of white supremacy must be tied to empowering the lives of poor and working people as a whole. The black agenda - from Frederick Douglas to A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr, Fannie Lou Hammer to Ella Baker - has always been tied to race talk inseparable from expanding possibilities of democracy, expanding empowerment of everyday people Picture Quote #1

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Isabel Wilkerson’s book is a masterful narrative of the rich wisdom and deep courage of a great people. Don’t miss it! Picture Quote #1

I was a gangster when I was young. I had a Robin Hood mentality and tended to always want to support the weak against the strong, but sometimes it was cohesive and I really needed to fall in love with the power of education to find the right venue to express my rage. I still have a righteous indignation at injustice, no matter what form it takes Picture Quote #1

This book is the best treatment of the best American Marxist philosopher-and the best philosopher to emerge from American slums. Young Sidney Hook is essential reading for anyone interested in democratic theory and practice in America Picture Quote #1

Drew Dellinger is one of the most creative, courageous and prophetic poets of his generation. I love his spirit. Don’t miss him! Picture Quote #1

Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary Picture Quote #1

The problem is not just affirmative action, though. The problem is poor people, working people and their children, and affirmative action for the most part doesn’t even apply to them Picture Quote #1

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This is what it is for Asians to be part of - support affirmative action, even though it may be against their interest, but they feel it’s a matter of justice Picture Quote #1

Martin Luther King wanted to be morally consistent and speak out against various things that were wrong, not just racism Picture Quote #1

American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review Picture Quote #1

For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites Picture Quote #1

To be a Christian - a follower of Jesus Christ - is to love wisdom, love justice, and love freedom Picture Quote #1

Homophobia is very, very difficult to root out, to extricate. That’s why we have to bear witness. That’s why we have to be so public about it, and that’s why we can’t just play footsie with it Picture Quote #1

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I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself Picture Quote #1

To accept your country without betraying it, you must love it for that which shows what it might become. America -- this monument to the genius of ordinary men and women, this place where hope becomes capacity, this long, halting turn of ‘no’ into the ‘yes’ -- needs citizens who love it enough to re-imagine and re-make it Picture Quote #1

You can’t talk about truth without talking about learning how to die because it’s precisely by learning how to die, examining yourself and transforming your old self into a better self, that you actually live more intensely and critically and abundantly Picture Quote #1

We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed Picture Quote #1

Well technologically and so forth, it’s a breakthrough, and yet [Birth of a Nation,] it’s very white supremacist to the core in terms of the narrative content Picture Quote #1

There ought to be a robust, uninhibited conversation in black America with different black ideological perspectives Picture Quote #1

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The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find (Cornel West Quotes) We had a much deeper sense of community in 67 than we do in 97. This is important to say that not in a nostalgic way because it’s not as if 67 was a time when things were so good (Cornel West Quotes) We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail (Cornel West Quotes) Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102) (Cornel West Quotes) We’re learning lessons from Africa. And the lesson that we need to learn is, how do we straighten our backs up in the face of these oligarchs and plutocrats who are trying to snatch the best of our democracy away? (Cornel West Quotes) Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity-connectivity at its center. It’s a form of spiritual emptiness (Cornel West Quotes) The interesting thing for me is, if that had been a left-wing person raising questions, [President Obama] probably would have expressed his anger. Because Obama really does get upset about progressives (Cornel West Quotes) John Coltrane was an addict; Billie Holiday was an addict; Eugene O’Neill was an addict. What would America be without addicts and post-addicts who make such grand contributions to our society? (Cornel West Quotes) All individuals have the same value, not to be determined by market price. They’re made in the image and likeness of God (Cornel West Quotes) The black agenda, from Frederick Douglas to Ida B. Wells to Martin King, has always been the most broad, deep, inclusive, embracing agenda of the nation (Cornel West Quotes) Frederick Douglas’s agenda was an agenda, not for black people to get out of slavery. It was for America to become a better democracy. And it’s spilt over for women’s rights; it’s split over for worker’s rights and so forth (Cornel West Quotes) All talks about legacies of white supremacy must be tied to empowering the lives of poor and working people as a whole. The black agenda - from Frederick Douglas to A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr, Fannie Lou Hammer to Ella Baker - has always been tied to race talk inseparable from expanding possibilities of democracy, expanding empowerment of everyday people (Cornel West Quotes) Isabel Wilkerson’s book is a masterful narrative of the rich wisdom and deep courage of a great people. Don’t miss it! (Cornel West Quotes) I was a gangster when I was young. I had a Robin Hood mentality and tended to always want to support the weak against the strong, but sometimes it was cohesive and I really needed to fall in love with the power of education to find the right venue to express my rage. I still have a righteous indignation at injustice, no matter what form it takes (Cornel West Quotes) This book is the best treatment of the best American Marxist philosopher-and the best philosopher to emerge from American slums. Young Sidney Hook is essential reading for anyone interested in democratic theory and practice in America (Cornel West Quotes) Drew Dellinger is one of the most creative, courageous and prophetic poets of his generation. I love his spirit. Don’t miss him! (Cornel West Quotes) Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary (Cornel West Quotes) The problem is not just affirmative action, though. The problem is poor people, working people and their children, and affirmative action for the most part doesn’t even apply to them. (Cornel West Quotes) This is what it is for Asians to be part of - support affirmative action, even though it may be against their interest, but they feel it’s a matter of justice. (Cornel West Quotes) Martin Luther King wanted to be morally consistent and speak out against various things that were wrong, not just racism. (Cornel West Quotes) American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review. (Cornel West Quotes) For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites ... (Cornel West Quotes) To be a Christian - a follower of Jesus Christ - is to love wisdom, love justice, and love freedom (Cornel West Quotes) Homophobia is very, very difficult to root out, to extricate. That’s why we have to bear witness. That’s why we have to be so public about it, and that’s why we can’t just play footsie with it. (Cornel West Quotes) I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself. (Cornel West Quotes) To accept your country without betraying it, you must love it for that which shows what it might become. America -- this monument to the genius of ordinary men and women, this place where hope becomes capacity, this long, halting turn of ‘no’ into the ‘yes’ -- needs citizens who love it enough to re-imagine and re-make it. (Cornel West Quotes) You can’t talk about truth without talking about learning how to die because it’s precisely by learning how to die, examining yourself and transforming your old self into a better self, that you actually live more intensely and critically and abundantly. (Cornel West Quotes) We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed. (Cornel West Quotes) Well technologically and so forth, it’s a breakthrough, and yet [Birth of a Nation,] it’s very white supremacist to the core in terms of the narrative content. (Cornel West Quotes) There ought to be a robust, uninhibited conversation in black America with different black ideological perspectives. (Cornel West Quotes)

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