Being born a woman is an awful tragedy...
Being born a woman is an awful tragedy… Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar room regulars – to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording – is all spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. […]
I WOULD START FIRES TOO IF I KNEELED PEACEFULLY AND WAS RIDICULED AND MY VOICE NOT HEARD I WOULD START FIRES TOO IF FLAMES WERE LOUDER THAN MY SCREAMS THAT ECHOED THROUGHOUT GENERATIONS AND FELL SILENT ON THIS NATION I WOULD BURN DOWN EVERY CITY OUT OF MY FRUSTRATION IF THOSE WHO KILLED MY BROTHERS […]
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral.
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. Thomas Aquinas
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