The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

Novelist, essayist, civil rights

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From his essay collection 'Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son,' speaking to the desperation and potential for violence that arises from extreme marginalization and lack of hope.

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1961

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https://archive.org/details/nobodyknowsmyname00bald/page/n19/mode/2up

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