All the western nations are caught in a lie, the lie of the… - James Baldwin

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All the western nations are caught in a lie, the lie of their pretended humanism: this means that their history has no moral justification, and that the West has no moral authority.

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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