"A backlash against women's rights is nothing new. Indeed it's a recurring phenomenon: it returns every time women begin to make some headway towards equality, a seemingly inevitable early frost to the brief flowerings of feminism."

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Source : 1992 Backlash (UK edn), ch.3,'Backlashes Then and Now'.

Susan Faludi

#Rights Quotes #Justice Quotes #Feminism Quotes

“We have to shine a bright light on horrific moments in society if we're going to create a better world for our children.”
“People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.”
“North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has signed a deal with Random House to write his memoirs. Scholars will no doubt benefit from the reflections of a man who was wrong on every major issue for 40 years. Helms' aides say the proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Jesse Helms Center where they apparently have more experience burning than publishing them.”
“We are suggesting a new kind of opulence, of intelligent indulgence over blind gluttony.”
“I ask myself, have nations ever declined from a loss of moral sense rather than from physical reasons or the pressure of barbarians? I think that they have.”
“You won't build relationships unless you let your guard down”
“God's mercies are new every morning. Receive them.”
“Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.”

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