I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.
James A. BaldwinThe sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
James A. BaldwinPeople who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.
James A. BaldwinFreedom lurked around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did.
James A. Baldwin