Quote of the day
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
James Baldwin
Born: August 2, 1924
Died: December 1, 1987 (aged 63)
Bio: James Arthur Baldwin was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
Known for:
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953)
- The Fire Next Time (1963)
- Giovanni's Room (1956)
- Notes of a Native Son (1955)
- Another Country (1962)
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