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“The greatest disgrace of humankind is the failure of the strong to protect the weak.
“There is nothing that exists so great or marvelous that over time mankind does not admire it less and less.”
― On the Nature of Things
― On the Nature of Things
“All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.”
― On the Nature of Things: De rerum natura
― On the Nature of Things: De rerum natura
“That there is a silent genocide of women and girls in the homes, communities and just everywhere is not a new story. That my great grandmother, grandmother, mother, mother-in-law, aunt, sister, cousin, niece, housemaid, co-worker, friend, neighbor and just about every female shares the same pain is not a new story. What is new in this story is how I stood up to say, “Never again.” Never again will a girl or woman get raped, killed, drop out of school, be harmed by our culture or be sexually enslaved. That is as long as I know about it. Never Again--not to any woman or girl again is the new story.”
― Never Again: Not to Any Woman or Girl Again
― Never Again: Not to Any Woman or Girl Again
“Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum. (To such heights of evil are men driven by religion.)”
― The Way Things Are
― The Way Things Are
“It's easier to avoid the snares of love than to escape once you are in that net whose cords and knots are strong; but even so, enmeshed, entangled, you can still get out unless, poor fool, you stand in your own way.”
― The Way Things Are
― The Way Things Are
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