American culture is not about experiencing our shame, it's about denying it. It's been that way our whole history.
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One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Every culture has something to be ashamed of, but every culture also has the right to change, to challenge negative traditions, and create to new ones.
If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.
There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.
The need for raising the awareness of this shameful chapter in U.S. history is more apparent than ever.
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them.
We're all walking around trying to deal with a certain amount of shame, to repress it. And we restrict our mental lives to smaller and smaller areas.
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