The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
BELL HOOKSThe 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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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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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
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We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they’re beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved.
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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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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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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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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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Class is more than money. Class is also about knowledge.
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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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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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The people I love, I’m committed to loving for the rest of my life.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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