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Category Archive: June 2

Cornel West Quote: “I’m against genocide. I’m against fascism….”

I’m against genocide. I’m against fascism. I’m willing to fight against them so that, in that sense, I think one can still be committed to justice and committed to peace but recognize the circumstances under which one does have to fight.

October 20, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Robert Hewison Quote: “If the only new thing we…”

If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized by images of the past, we risk losing all capacity for creative change.

August 18, 2021 1943, British, June 2, Quotes by Historians, Robert Hewison

John Hope Quote: “We have sat on the river…”

We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.

July 20, 2021 1868, American, John Hope, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “There is always a very delicate…”

There is always a very delicate interplay between individual actions and institutional conditions. But there is no such thing as institutional conditions without any individual actions and no such thing as individual action without institutional conditions. So there is always personal responsibility.

June 3, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “There has certainly been ugly, right-wing…”

There has certainly been ugly, right-wing hatred targeting Barack Obama.

May 26, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “We want an economic team, Paul…”

We want an economic team, Paul Krugman and Robert Kuttner, Joseph Steiglitz’s people and others, who say, you know what? We’re sophisticated economists but we’re concerned about poor and working people.

May 25, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “King’s response to our crisis can…”

King’s response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens.

May 24, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “I am excited to have a…”

I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.

May 14, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Cornel West Quote: “We had a much deeper sense…”

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.

May 5, 2021 1953, American, Cornel West, June 2, Quotes by Educators

John Hope Quote: “Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is…”

Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is one of the requisites to further achievement.

April 26, 2021 1868, American, John Hope, June 2, Quotes by Educators

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