It’s never a question of skin pigmentation. It’s never a question of just culture or sexual orientation or civilization. It’s what kind of human being you’re going to choose to be from your mama’s womb to the tomb and what kind of legacy will you leave. Cornel West Read Quote
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. Cornel West Read Quote
And when I talk about love, I’m talking about something that’s great, though, brother. I’m talking about something that will sustain you. Cornel West Read Quote
I’m not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions. Cornel West Read Quote
If they think they have issues with the president not doing enough for the poor now, wait and see what happens if the opposition takes office. Then they would really need a poverty tour. Cornel West Read Quote
We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people. Cornel West Read Quote
Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that’s being pushed to the margins, and you can see it. Cornel West Read Quote
When you teach black people that they are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent, and as a result you defer to the white supremacist status quo, you rationalize your accommodation to the status quo, you lose your fire, you become much more tied to producing foliage, what appears to be the case. Cornel West Read Quote