And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes--believes with all its heart--that it is their right to take the land. To kill Indians. Make war. Enslave their brothers. This nation shouldn't exist, if there is any justice in the world, for its foundations are murder, theft, and cruelty. Yet here we are. Colson Whitehead
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The United States of America is the grandest illusion. It is a delusion, a grand fabrication created by white people, who believe that they are superior to other races and that they have the right to take what does not belong to them. They believe that their race has the unique ability to be good, kind, compassionate, and loving, while others are evil and cruel. When this illusion is broken apart, only one thing becomes clear--a white man's belief in his own superiority is what makes him insane. Only when he can admit to himself that he is not superior to all others will he stop the murder, theft, and cruelty of this nation.

Source: The Underground Railroad

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