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Bell Hooks Quote - Being oppressed means the absence of choices.

Being oppressed means the absence of choices.

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Complex Demand Integrity Justice Moral Perspective Requirement Right Universe Weight Wrong
The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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If you do not know what you feel, then it is difficult to choose love; it is better to fall. Then you do not have to be responsible for your actions.
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Action Difficult Fall Love Responsiblity
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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I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each other’s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship.
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When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.
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You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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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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Dialogue Foundation Honesty Insight Open Minded

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