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“I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor.”

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Ed Koch, a former United States Representative, was born on December 12, 1924, and passed away on February 1, 2013. He was known for his candid and passionate style during his political career. more

“I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. It’s whatever God made you. It happens that I’m heterosexual, but I don’t care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don’t have the ability to protect their rights.”

Believe Made Happens Care Ability Rights Protect Percent Population Don't Care I Don't Care Homosexuality Homosexual I Do Care

Author:Ed Koch

“I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.”

Should Believe Gun Should Have Don't Believe Our Society

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“Let's put one lie to rest for all time: the lie that men are oppressed, too, by sexism-the lie that there can be such a thing as men's liberation groups.”

Men Lying Groups All Time Liberation Sexism Oppressed

Book:Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicle of a Feminist

Source: Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicle of a Feminist

“In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily.”

Men Giving Long Running Courses Cost Giving Up Privilege Liberation Long Runs Free Man

Book:The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

Source: The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

“Legitimate revolution must be led by, made by those who have been most oppressed: black, brown, yellow, red, and white women-with men relating to that the best they can.”

Men Has Beens Made Black White Revolution Red Brown Yellow Oppressed Red Lips Red And White

Book:The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

Source: The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

“Oppression is something that one group of people commits against another group specifically because of a threatening characteristic shared by the latter group.”

People Groups Commit Oppression Characteristics Latter Threatening

Book:The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

Source: The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

“The Roman Catholic church... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion”

Church Birth Catholic Abortion Carrie Immense Catholic Church Birth Control Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church

Book:Sisterhood is powerful: an anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement

Source: Sisterhood is powerful: an anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement

“My white skin disgusts me. My passport disgusts me. They are the marks of an insufferable privilege bought at the price of others' agony. If I could peel myself inside out I would be glad. If I could become part of the oppressed I would be free.”

Source: The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism

“Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers”

Mother Father Inspiring Faults Sexism Mothers Day

Book:The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

Source: The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches

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