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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.

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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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Change Hope Ideas Inspirational People
Patriarchy has no gender.
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Equality Feminism Gender One Liner
Any society based on domination supports and condones violence.
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Dominate Society Violence
The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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Commitment Life Love People
It’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
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Act Ego Learning Past
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
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage
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
Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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Book Ideas Life Transformation
If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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Children Deal Life Self Love Sound
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Genuine Gratitude Instant Love Need Rare Space
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage
To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Commitment Investment Love Time
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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Against Choice Choose Fear Love Separate
If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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Beloved Community Justice Stand
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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Children Different Experience Life People

Being oppressed means the absence of choices.

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