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Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression


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Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.



The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.



I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.

I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.



I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.

I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.



In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.



If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?



The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.

The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.



Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.



Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.



Truth for authority, not authority for truth.

Truth for authority, not authority for truth.





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If you haven't caused a scene in a psych unit, it's just because you haven't been inside long enough.



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Whenever I look at me, all I see are things I'd like to change.



These are just things that we don't know, and that's where trust and faith come in.

These are just things that we don't know, and that's where trust and faith come in.



La femme marie e est un esclave qu'il faut savoir mettre sur un tro" n e. A married woman is a slave whom one must put on a throne.

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Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.



I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.

I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.



Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than anyone.

Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than anyone.



Any politician who starts shouting election-year demagoguery about the rich and the poor should be asked, "What about the other 90 percent of the people?"

Any politician who starts shouting election-year demagoguery about the rich and the poor should be asked, "What about the other 90 percent of the people?"



We are a very crafty family.

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