It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot…

James A. Baldwin
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It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate. ✨ Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 1962.
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It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate. ✨ Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 1962.

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