Senator, some of us strongly believe that Americans are the last people that can go around the world preaching morality. What we are doing to the blacks in Africa today is what you have already done and continue to do to the American Indian.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Americans claim moral authority while committing similar injustices as they have done to African Americans.
- In plain terms
- America preaches morality but repeats past wrongs.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize hypocrisy before judging others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can moral credibility be restored?
- What lessons can be learned from past actions?
Another view
The statement generalizes an entire nation.
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