"You grow up with your father holding you down and covering your mouth so another man can make a horrible searing pain between your legs."

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Source : Catharine A. MacKinnon (1996). “Only Words”, p.3, Harvard University Press

Catharine MacKinnon

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“Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.”
“Dostoevsky preaches the morality of the pariah, the morality of the slave.”
“Iâ€™ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible. There continue to be far too many incidences of bullying of young people, as well as discrimination and violence against people of all ages, based on their sexual orientation, and I believe there is value in making clear where I stand.”
“There is always some basic principle that will ultimately get the Republican party together. If my observations are worth anything, that basic principle is the cohesive power of public plunder.”
“You have in Vegas the most heterogeneous audience you're gonna get anywhere in the country. In Boston, Chicago, Miami, you know who goes to the theater. In Vegas, you have people who only see one theater show a year, and it's in Vegas.”
“There was Kir, red hair combed back and That Expression on his sharp face. Even his freckles looked serious. I'd given up wondering how a freckle-faced teenager could look so much like a disapproving granny.”
“I don't really feel pressure. I'm so distracted by what we're doing; I'm doing this four-acre project, it's just absorbing all my attention. Before you know it we're onto the next project, and so on and so forth.”
“People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.”

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