Incontestably, alas, most people are not, in action, worth … - James Baldwin

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Incontestably, alas, most people are not, in action, worth very much; and yet, every human being is an unprecedented miracle. One tries to treat them as the miracles they are, while trying to protect oneself against the disasters they’ve become.

James Baldwin

No Name in the Street · January 9, 2007 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.

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