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The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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Freedom Movement Politics Protection Society Speech
One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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Country Institution Library Public
Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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Alone Art Escape Love Self Love Solitude
To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Commitment Investment Love Time
If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Beloved Community Justice Stand
The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
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Civil Rights Country Justice Love Movement Social
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
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Book Delicious Divine Ideas Passion Reading Rule Time Truth Wonderful
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
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Agency Beyond Existence Feeling Female Feminism Herself Power She Validation
I think the Women’s movement has had a major impact on everybody’s lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
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Impact Movement Nation Women Empowerment World
When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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Bond Commitment Couple Maintain Pain Relationship Response
There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
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Education Feminism Ideas Movement Understand
The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
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Art Function Imagination Inspirational Possible
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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Each Other Love Meaning Relationship
Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
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Attention Bond Person Relationship Rescognize Rescouce Romantic
As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
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Class Dominate Feminism Race Realize Women
Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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Class Education Knowledge Money

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