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17:00:56 +0000 > Toni Morrison's Letter to Barack ObamaLegendary
novelist and editor Toni Morrison's endorsement of Barack Obama is
obviously not significant for her ability to move voters at the polls,
which is not proven and probably not likely to be proven. But given
her perceived attachment to the Clintons--Bill, she famously once
called America's first black president; and Hillary she has been close
to in the past--we thought it worth printing in full the letter of
endorsement she sent to the Illinois senator, as released by the Obama
campaign: > Dear Senator Obama,This letter represents a first for me--
a public endorsement of a Presidential candidate. I feel driven to let
you know why I am writing it. One reason is it may help gather other
supporters; another is that this is one of those singular moments that
nations ignore at their peril. I will not rehearse the multiple crises
facing us, but of one thing I am certain: this opportunity for a
national evolution (even revolution) will not come again soon, and I
am convinced you are the person to capture it.May I describe to you my
thoughts?I have admired Senator Clinton for years. Her knowledge
always seemed to me exhaustive; her negotiation of politics expert.
However I am more compelled by the quality of mind (as far as I can
measure it) of a candidate. I cared little for her gender as a source
of my admiration, and the little I did care was based on the fact that
no liberal woman has ever ruled in America . Only conservative or
"new-centrist" ones are allowed into that realm. Nor do I
care very much for your race[s]. I would not support you if that was
all you had to offer or because it might make me "proud."In
thinking carefully about the strengths of the candidates, I stunned
myself when I came to the following conclusion: that in addition to
keen intelligence, integrity and a rare authenticity, you exhibit
something that has nothing to do with age, experience, race or gender
and something I don't see in other candidates. That something is a
creative imagination which coupled with brilliance equals wisdom. It
is too bad if we associate it only with gray hair and old age. Or if
we call searing vision naivete. Or if we believe cunning is insight.
Or if we settle for finessing cures tailored for each ravaged tree in
the forest while ignoring the poisonous landscape that feeds and
surrounds it. Wisdom is a gift; you can't train for it, inherit it,
learn it in a class, or earn it in the workplace--that access can
foster the acquisition of knowledge, but not wisdom.When, I wondered,
was the last time this country was guided by such a leader? Someone
whose moral center was un-embargoed? Someone with courage instead of
mere ambition? Someone who truly thinks of his country's citizens as
"we," not "they"? Someone who understands what it
will take to help America realize the virtues it fancies about itself,
what it desperately needs to become in the world?Our future is ripe,
outrageously rich in its possibilities. Yet unleashing the glory of
that future will require a difficult labor, and some may be so
frightened of its birth they will refuse to abandon their nostalgia
for the womb.There have been a few prescient leaders in our past, but
you are the man for this time.Good luck to you and to us.Toni Morrison
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