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“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

“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

“Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.”

Foundation Privilege Shakes Opposition Great Change

Author:Lucretia Mott

“It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates it frequently enough and makes it the background of his conduct he is bound eventually to be right.”

Ifs Men World Enough Enemy Prove Bounds Privilege Every Man Backgrounds Thesis

Book:American Diplomacy: Sixtieth-Anniversary Expanded Edition

Source: American Diplomacy: Sixtieth-Anniversary Expanded Edition

“Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.”

Men Book Reason Facts Talking Pride Drink Privilege Obvious Beer

Author:Hesketh Pearson

“Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.”

Ifs Should Humans Whole Care Issues Our Lives Benefits Aspect Fundamentals Privilege Critical Take Care Range Abortion Womens Rights

Author:Faye Wattleton

“The novel does not seek to establish a privileged language but it insists upon the freedom to portray and analyze the struggle between the different contestants for such privileges.”

Doe Different Language Freedom Novel Struggle Privilege Privileged Contestants

Book:Is nothing sacred?

Source: Is nothing sacred?

“Why must we always talk about race anyway? Can't we just be human beings? And Professor Hunk replied - that is exactly what white privilege is, that you can say that. Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.”

Humans Choices Black Human Beings White Race Folks Privilege Barriers Professors White Privilege Hunk

Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“To unequal privileges among members of the same society the spirit of our nation is, with one accord, adverse.”

Spirit Nations Members Privilege Positive Atheism Accord Adverse Inalienable Rights

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin

“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing.”

“To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.”

People Purpose Individual Enjoy Rights Citizens Privilege Protection

Book:The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

Source: The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

“There are certain common privileges of a writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt; particularly, that where I am not understood, it shall be concluded, that something very useful and profound is couched underneath; and again, that whatever word or sentence is printed in a different character, shall be judged to contain something extraordinary either or wit of sublime.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

“Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap”

Opinion Clear Seeing Activity Intellectual Privilege Intellect Superiors Swings Considering Deficiency Handicaps

Book:The House of Intellect

Source: The House of Intellect

“Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.”

Responsibility Privilege

Author:John F. Kennedy

“Our duty, privilege, and security are in believing, not in knowing; in trusting God, and not our own understanding. They are to be pitied who have no more trustworthy teacher than themselves.”

Believe Understanding Knowing Teacher Security Duty Privilege Trust In God Trustworthy

Book:SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY.

Source: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY.

“Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or a debtor race. That concept is alien to the Constitution's focus upon the individual. ...To pursue the concept of racial entitlement - even for the most admirable and benign of purposes - is to reinforce and preserve for future mischief the way of thinking that produced race slavery, race privilege and race hatred. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American.”

“For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our founding fathers. They set forth principles that have endured for than more two centuries. Those principles are as meaningful and relevant in each generation as the generation before. It would be a profound privilege for me to play a role in applying those principles to the questions and controversies we face today.”

“Don't complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.”

People Age Growing Privilege Complaining Old Man Growing Old Milestone

Author:Earl Warren

“Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day.”

Ifs Would Be Teacher Proud Privilege Celebrate September My Birthday Teachers Day

Author:Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

“I’ve always considered it a great privilege to be a musician, I’ve never lost sight of that.”

Lost Musician Sight Privilege

Author:Natalie Merchant

“People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.”

People Risk Materials Advantage Destruction Investing Privilege Surrender Affluence Supply Side Economics

Author:John Kenneth Galbraith

“Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive.”

Success Enjoy Secret Half Victory Exercise Paid Excellence Rewards Privilege Valuable Expected Miles Extras Indispensable Extra Mile

Book:A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By

Source: A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By

“Some sins do bear their privilege on earth, And so doth yours: your fault was not your folly; Needs must you lay your heart at his dispose, Subjected tribute to commanding love, Against whose fury and unmatched force The aweless lion could not wage the fight Nor keep his princely heart from Richard's hand.”

Needs Heart Hands Earth Fighting Force Sin Bears Lays Faults Privilege Stupidity Folly Lions Fury Tribute

Book:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

“Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It is easy and interesting. It is a privilege. There is nothing hard about it but your anxious vanity and fear of failure.”

Thinking Knows Love Hard Passion Easy Work Interesting Privilege Vanity Anxious Fear Of Failure

Book:If You Want to Write

Source: If You Want to Write

“It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world. I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way-to people in need.”

People World Way Needs Giving Able Jobs Causes Women Simple Levels Support Awareness Television Blessed Privilege Empowering Remarkable Womens Rights Giving Back

Author:Teri Hatcher

“Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid ... Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.”

Source: Why Men Fight

“doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time”

Long Doubt Long Time Privilege

Author:Jose Saramago

“Avail yourself of the greatest privilege this side of heaven. Jesus Christ died to make this communion and communication with the Father possible.”

Christian Father Jesus Heaven Sides Christ Prayer Communication Jesus Christ Died Privilege Christian Inspirational Communion

Author:Billy Graham

“Dining is the privilege of civilization. . . . The nation which knows how to dine has learnt the leading lesson of progress.”

Knows Nations Leadership Know How Progress Civilization Lessons Privilege Dining Dine

Book:Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged Edition

Source: Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged Edition

“Take heed, dear heart, of this large privilege; The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.”

Heart Art Used Loses Dear Ill Privilege Edges Hardest Knives Heed Dear Heart

Book:Sonnets and Other Poems

Source: Sonnets and Other Poems

“It is the privilege of adults to give advice. It is the privilege of youth not to listen. Both avail themselves of their privileges, and the world rocks along.”

World Giving Age Advice Rocks Youth Adults Privilege

Author:Dominique Sutton

“A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex, but neither should she "adjust" to prejudice and discrimination.”

Should Girl Sex Women Justice Special Prejudice Social Justice Privilege Discrimination Womens Rights Mystique Feminine Mystique

Book:The Feminine Mystique

Source: The Feminine Mystique

“To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.”

Ifs May States Use Lying Enemy Citizens Privilege Rulers Falsehood Deceiving Plato

Book:The Republic of Plato, tr. with an analysis and notes, by J.L. Davies and D.J. Vaughan

Source: The Republic of Plato, tr. with an analysis and notes, by J.L. Davies and D.J. Vaughan

“Men live best upon a little; Nature has given to all the privilege of being happy, if they but knew how to use their gifts.”

Ifs Men Littles Use Given Blessing Privilege

Author:Claudius Claudianus

“Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group. As a result, social movements are necessary to achieve political equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies.”

Men Political Belief Social Understanding Results Groups Feminism Achieve Movement Equal Men And Women Privilege Gender Hierarchy Social Movements Political Equality Social Hierarchy

Author:Estelle Freedman

“We can construct, deconstruct and reconstruct our sexuality any way we want: it is our privilege as thinking creatures. However, human sexuality has a specific nature, regardless of what we believe or say about it. We are more likely to be satisfied with the outcome, if we work with our biology rather than against it. We will be happier if we face reality on its own terms.”

Ifs Thinking Way Want Love Believe Humans Reality Faces Term Creatures Privilege Sexuality Satisfied Outcomes Biology Constructs

Author:Jennifer Morse

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose. There's no evidence that more people with more skills would produce more jobs. There's a great deal of evidence that they produce more competition for the jobs that exist, and in turn, drive down the cost of labour. Nothing pleases a corporation more than having five people compete for the same job. Competitiveness means good times for machines, not workers, because our tax systems privilege machines over workers.A lost job can put a smile on any shareholder's face.”

“When you're a trans woman, you are made to walk this very fine line, where if you act feminine you are accused of being a parody, but if you act masculine, it is seen as a sign of your true male identity. And if you act sweet and demure, you're accused of reinforcing patriarchal ideals of female passivity, but if you stand up for your own rights and make your voice heard, then you are dismissed as wielding male privilege and entitlement.”

Source: Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive

“White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.”

White Special Clothes Tools Privilege Invisible Checks Maps Blank Provision Passports Visa White Privilege Blank Check

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they’ve done or failed to do. Access to privilege doesn’t determine one’s outcomes, but it is definitely an asset that makes it more likely that whatever talent, ability, and aspirations a person with privilege has will result in something positive for them.”

Persons Done Values Ability Results Groups Talent Privilege Determine Access Outcomes Aspiration Assets Denied

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage.”

Persons White Taught Racism Advantage Aspect Privilege I Realized Disadvantages White Privilege

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“The subject who speaks is situated in relation to the other. This privilege of the other ceases to be incomprehensible once we admit that the first fact of existence is neither being in itself nor being for itself but being for the other, in other words, that human existence is a creature. By offering a word, the subject putting himself forward lays himself open and, in a sense, prays.”

Firsts Humans Facts Speak Existence Subjects Praying Creatures Relation Lays Privilege Cease Offering Human Existence

Book:Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric

Source: Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric

“We have to use our freedoms and privileges to see what respite we can give to those less equipped to deal with their challenges.”

Giving Use Challenges Deals Privilege Respite

Book:Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee

Source: Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee

“Privilege is when you think that something's not a problem because it's not a problem for you personally.”

Thinking Problem Privilege

Author:David Gaider

“Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.”

Able Asks Answers Leader Roles Conversation Privilege Right Questions

Author:Michael Hyatt

“Leaders have the privilege and responsibility of going first. The most powerful way that anybody can lead is by example.”

Way Firsts Powerful Responsibility Leader Example Privilege Most Powerful Privilege And Responsibility

Author:Michael Hyatt

“The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire of the people of both countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor. In the solution of the grave problems that face the world today, frank dealing, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before.”

“I see no reason why Indians who can give satisfactory proof of having by their own labor supported their families for a number of years, and who are willing to detach themselves from their tribal relations, should not be admitted to the benefit of the homestead act and the privileges of citizenship, and I recommend the passage of a law to that effect. It will be an act of justice as well as a measure of encouragement.”

“Let us labor for the security of free thought, free speech, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges for all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion;.... leave the matter of religious teaching to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contribution. Keep church and state forever separate.”

“It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege.”

Source: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920

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