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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

by bell hooks

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Laura’s Quotes

“People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.”
― Emma Goldman

tags: anarchism, independence, independent-thought, inspirational, liberty, revolution

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“I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.”
― Emma Goldman

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“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”
― Gore Vidal, Screening History

tags: america, american-ts, americans, educated-voters, elections, hope, political-education, politics, vote

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“The unfed mind devours itself.”
― Gore Vidal

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“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.”
― Gore Vidal, Julian

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