What did Cornel West mean by: I loathe nationalism. It is a form of tribalism–the idolatry of the 20th century. Cornel West Philosopher · USA Copy
If you view life as a gold rush, you’re going to end up worshiping a golden calf. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Idolatry, Materialism, Perspective, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
To be an intellectual really means to speak a truth that allows suffering to speak. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Intellectualism, Suffering, Truth, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Democratic, Poor, Pressure, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Equality, Excitement, Racism, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
The blues aren’t pessimistic. We’re prisoners of hope but we tell the truth and the truth is dark. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Darkness, Hope, Truth, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
Some people don’t want to be morally consistent. They just want to be tied to their one issue. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Morality, Values, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
Music is what we need when language fails us, but we cannot remain silent. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Connection, Emotion, Expression, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
I believe philosophy must go to school with the poets; it’s not either/or, it’s not over or against. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornel West, Education, Harmony, Integration, 0 Cornel West Philosopher · USA
Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country. Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Poet · France
Capital in the hands of a national government forms a part of the gross national capital. Jean-Baptiste Say Economist · France
Listen, if the people in my district wanted to live in France, they’d move to France. Jeb Hensarling Politician
