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Ta Nehisi Coates Quotes

"I believe that the most powerful weapon you can have is the power of conversation.""I hope that my work always gets to the heart of what it means to be human.""The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.""In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage.""You are nothing, and you must prove yourself in sports or you are worth nothing.""I would like to be remembered as a thoughtful writer""Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains""I am not a cynic. I love my country and want to see it live up to its ideals""But race is the child of racism, not the father""The struggle is really complex, but it still continues"