"No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and the Middle East, not in Greece and Rome. I always knew you racists didn't have a prayer"
- Jane Elliot
About this Quote
This quote by Jane Elliot is a criticism of racism and the idea that white people transcend to other races. She is explaining that no significant faith was founded by a white group, which the major faiths were begun in the Orient and the Middle East, not in Greece and Rome. She is suggesting that racism is unproven and that those who believe in it don't have a prayer. She is also recommending that racism is a kind of ignorance which it is not based on any real facts or proof. Her words are a powerful pointer that bigotry is wrong which it needs to not be tolerated. Her words are a call to action for individuals to withstand bigotry and to recognize the worth of all people no matter their race.
This quote is written / told by Jane Elliot somewhere between January 17, 1947 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
"Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life"
"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"
