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 HOOKSI think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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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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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death.
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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.
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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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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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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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Patriarchy has no gender.
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I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.
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Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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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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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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Forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
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