“one of the great weaknesses of the women's rights movement over the past two hundred years has been the tendency of its history to disappear, so that it must be resurrected for each new generation.” YearsHas BeensTwoPastRightsGenerationsMovementWeaknessHundredDisappearTendenciesWomens RightsOver The PastNew Generation Author:Susan Jacoby
“I don't deny that religion is very healthful to a lot of people. And as long as they don't try to convert me, I have, you know, nothing - and to interfere with the rights of people to believe other religions or to not believe in any religion at all - as long as they mind their own religion - perfectly all right with me...” PeopleKnowsTryingMindBelieveLongRightsDenyInterfere Author:Susan Jacoby
“It's something fundamental to me, human rights that people are equal under law simply because they are human beings. And I can no more imagine falling in love with someone who believed, for instance, as Orthodox Jews do, that women are unclean during their menstrual periods.” PeopleHumansI CanLawFallHuman BeingsRightsImaginePeriodsEqualFundamentalsFalling In LoveHuman RightsJewInstanceOrthodox Author:Susan Jacoby
“Too many Americans have twisted the sensible right to pursue happiness into the delusion that we are entitled to a guarantee of happiness. If we don't get exactly what we want, we assume someone must be violating our rights. We're no longer willing to write off some of life's disappointments to simple bad luck.” IfsWantWritingAmericaSimpleRightsWillingLuckAssumingDisappointmentPursueGuaranteesDelusionSensibleEntitledTwistedBad Luck Author:Susan Jacoby
