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Rose Schneiderman Quote: “The worker must have bread, but…”

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.

September 15, 2021 1882, April 6, Polish, Quotes by Activists, Rose Schneiderman

James Russell Lowell Quote: “It is the privilege of genius…”

It is the privilege of genius that life never grows common place, as it does for the rest of us.

September 15, 2021 1819, American, February 22, James Russell Lowell, Quotes by Poets

May Sarton Quote: “It is the privilege of those…”

It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it!

July 11, 2021 1912, American, May 3, May Sarton, Quotes by Poets

Greg Grandin Quote: “Is Donald Trump a fascist? It’s…”

Is Donald Trump a fascist? It’s an interesting question that has generated insightful commentary over the past few months, with the best answers situating Trumpian illiberalism within America’s long history of racial oppression, slavery, Jim Crow apartheid, and the ongoing backlash to the loss of white privilege.

June 1, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Anne Sullivan Quote: “It is a rare privilege to…”

It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine.

April 7, 2021 1866, American, Anne Sullivan, April 14, Quotes by Educators

Bill Ayers Quote: “I was a child of privilege…”

I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire.

February 12, 2021 1944, American, Bill Ayers, December 26, Quotes by Activists

Bertrand Russell Quote: “Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive…”

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.

January 2, 2021 1872, Bertrand Russell, British, May 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Stokely Carmichael Quote: “I knew that I could vote…”

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn’t a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

December 30, 2020 1941, American, June 29, Quotes by Activists, Stokely Carmichael

Simon Wiesenthal Quote: “Survival is a privilege which entails…”

Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived.

September 19, 2020 1908, Austrian, December 31, Quotes by Activists, Simon Wiesenthal

Norman Finkelstein Quote: “People are motivated by the desires…”

People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who’s had any experience in life knows these things.

August 7, 2020 1953, American, December 8, Norman Finkelstein, Quotes by Educators

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