White Persons Born

Famous quotes containing the words white, persons and/or born:

“Lift my head, help me up,
I am bruised, bone and flesh;
chafe my white hands, my servants....”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)