Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
When I see the Confederate flag, I see the attempt to raise an empire in slavery. It really, really is that simple. I don't understand how anybody with any sort of education on the Civil War can see anything else.
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In the education of the American people, I am Recess.
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
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I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
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My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
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I don't know if I've learned anything about people, but I've learned about Twitter.
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I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you're just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy.
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When I see the Confederate flag, I see the attempt to raise an empire in slavery. It really, really is that simple. I don't understand how anybody with any sort of education on the Civil War can see anything else.
