Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destro… - James Baldwin

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Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.

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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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