The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
BELL HOOKSSince 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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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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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Living simply makes loving simple.
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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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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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Justice demands integrity. It’s to have a moral universe – not only know what is right or wrong but to put things in perspective, weigh things. Justice is different from violence and retribution; it requires complex accounting.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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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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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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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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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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A major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I’m committed to loving you, then it’s not possible for me to fall out of love.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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