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Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.

—The Upanishads, c. 800 BC

The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.

—André Gide, 1927

A criminal may improve and become a decent member of society. A foreigner cannot improve. Once a foreigner, always a foreigner. There is no way out for him.

—George Mikes, 1946

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

—Confucius, c. 500 BC

The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.

—Marcus Aurelius, c. 175

I do desire we may be better strangers.

—William Shakespeare, 1600

I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

—Martin Luther King Jr., 1962

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

—L.P. Hartley, 1953

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

—Miriam Makeba, 1988

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

—Hebrews, c. 60

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

—Aleister Crowley, c. 1925

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

—George W. Bush, 2004
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