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Courage is being true to yourself, true to a sense of integrity.

Cornel West

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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
Actor
Critic
Philosopher
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Cornel Ronald West
Cornel R. West
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Rage is fine as long as it doesn't deteriorate into bitterness.
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The aim is not for me to be right. The aim is to make sure that we keep the focus on the people who are suffering. That's what we're here for.
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The paradox of race in America is that our common destiny is more pronounced and imperiled precisely when our divisions are deeper.
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You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth
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The condition of truth, is to allow suffering to speak. Which means attend to suffering of the least of these, of the orphan, the widow, the poor, the working people, the gay brother, the lesbian sister, the transgender, the black people.
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