"Do not allow the Church or State to govern your thought or dictate your judgment"

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Source : Matilda Joslyn Gage (1980). “Woman, Church, and State: The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex”

Matilda Joslyn Gage

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“The smaller the town the more important the ball club was. But if you beat a bigger town they'd practically hand you the key to the city. Any if you lost a game by making an error in the ninth or something like that, well, the best thing to do was just pack your grip and hit the road, because they'd never let you forget it.”
“It doesn't sound so far-fetched, right? When two people love each other? While a part of me still wants to believe it's possible, I know it's not going to happen”
“You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.”
“Our memories, they can be inviting. But some are altogether, mighty frightening.”
“A universe without purpose should neither depress us nor suggest that our lives are purposeless. Through an awe-inspiring cosmic history we find ourselves on this remote planet in a remote corner of the universe, endowed with intelligence and self-awareness. We should not despair, but should humbly rejoice in making the most of these gifts, and celebrate our brief moment in the sun.”
“Fashion is all about eventually becoming naked”
“The act of writing itself isn't outrageous. And the institution subtly and insidiously works on you in such a way that though you seem to have freedom you become a servant. Your main issue is to get promoted to the next thing. Or get invited to a picnic. Or get tenure. Or get laid.”

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“The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.”

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