James A. Baldwin Quotes About Hate
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Hatred destroys the person who hates.
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Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.
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Remember, to hate, to be violent, is demeaning. It means you're afraid of the other side of the coin -- to love and be loved.
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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
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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.
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