Clarence Page quotes
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“It does no service to the cause of racial equality for white people to content themselves with judging themselves to be nonracist. Few people outside the clan or skinhead movements own up to all-out racism these days. White people must take the extra step. They must become anti-racist.”
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“Most African Americans, if given a chance, would have chosen to be 'just Americans' ever since the first of us was brought here to Jamestown colony in 1619, a year before the Mayflower landed. But that choice has never been left up to us.”
-- Clarence PageSource : Clarence Page (1997). “Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity”, Harper Perennial
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“Privilege is least apparent to those who have it.”
-- Clarence PageSource : Clarence Page (1997). “Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity”, Harper Perennial
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“If we are to prevent the fabric of our society from coming apart, we must teach our children to excel not only academically, but also in their appreciation of their obligation to others.”
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“I remember being told by my parents when I was 4 that I couldn't go to an amusement park advertised on TV because colored kids weren't allowed there. That was a bit of a shock and really stayed with me over the years. That was how I first learned about racial segregation. Fortunately, I took it as a challenge, early on, and it motivated me. You never know how a child might respond to discrimination. It goes both ways. Some kids become embittered.”
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“One thing about winning a Pulitzer, it means you know what the first three words of your obituary will be: Pulitzer Prize-winner. After winning the Pulitzer, I couldn't help but notice how people suddenly looked at me with a newfound respect, and would say, "He's an expert." On the negative side, I developed a terrible case of writer's block for awhile, because I felt like readers would expect every one of my columns to be prize worthy.”
-- Clarence PageSource : "Clarence Page: The 'Culture Worrier' interview". Interview with Kam Williams, baystatebanner.com. March 12, 2015.
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“I will say that the difference was that when you're an Army journalist, as opposed to a civilian correspondent covering the military, you're very often either a public relations agent or expected to perform that role. I would say that one of the most unexpected benefits of that job was being taught to never try to cover anything up, but rather to get any bad information out right away, so that there would be nothing more to come out later. This was a wonderful lesson to be taught because often the effort to cover up a story becomes a bigger story than the original one.”
-- Clarence PageSource : "Clarence Page: The 'Culture Worrier' interview". Interview with Kam Williams, baystatebanner.com. March 12, 2015.
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Source : A.V. Dicey, J.W.F. Allison (2013). “The Law of the Constitution”, p.230, Oxford University Press
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