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But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time.

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Kenneth Clark

The Cathedrals were built to the glory of God; New York was built to the glory of Mammon.

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Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society.

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The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from many others. It is now doubtful whether America can afford the luxury of such a waste of human resources.

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A racist system inevitably destroys and damages human beings; it brutalizes and dehumanizes them, blacks and whites alike.

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Children who are treated as if they are uneducable almost invariably become uneducable.

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I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.

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