The betrayal of a belief is not the same thing as ceasing to believe. If this were not so there would be no moral standards in the world at all. (James Baldwin)

The betrayal of a belief is not the same thing as ceasing to believe. If this were not so there would be no moral standards in the world at all.

James Baldwin

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