“American chattel slavery was practically defined by the fundamental in...” — Jamelle Bouie Quote

“American chattel slavery was practically defined by the fundamental instability of Black families. The institution rested on the expropriation of the reproductive capacities of the enslaved. Men and women were forced to have children who were then sold for profit.”

“I'm not someone who thinks that Joe Biden is going to somehow drop dead in the middle of being president.”

“There is no way in which the Democratic Party constitutes a threat to capitalism. At most, the party's program of regulation, redistribution and higher taxes may shrink, ever so slightly, the profit rate for some of the nation's wealthiest shareholders.”

“It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.”

“I paint to evoke a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our mysterious capacities which direct us toward ultimate reality.”

“Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.”