Quote by: James Baldwin

I'm not interested in anybody's guilt. Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford. I know you didn't do it, and I didn't do it either, but I am responsible for it because I am a man and a citizen of this country and you are responsible for it, too, for the very same reason... Anyone who is trying to be conscious must begin to dismiss the vocabulary which we've used so long to cover it up, to lie about the way things are.


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Author Bio


  • NameJames Baldwin
  • Description(1924-1987) writer from the United States
  • BornAugust 2, 1924
  • DiedDecember 1, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Novelist; Playwright; Civil Rights Defender; Essayist; Social Critic
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; George Polk Award