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.
BELL HOOKSTo love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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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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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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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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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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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Feminism is for everybody.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.
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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”. No woman has ever written enough.
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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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