"As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Rights Quotes #Long Quotes #Substance Quotes

“One gets so used to one's own horrors, one forgets how they must seem to other people.”
“Why is one view permissible and the other criminally barred-other than because the force of law is being used to control political discourse and one form of terrorism (violence in the Muslim world) is done by, rather than to, the west?”
“When we don't fund Child Protective Services, there are consequences for all of us. Violence manifests itself. Mental health services in Texas are extremely poor. The answer is not to wait until they do something to get them help.”
“It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.”
“I feel like I still am struggling in a lot of different ways. I still have to fight for certain things. Certain jobs. At least I'm working and I'm thankful for that”
“There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.”
“To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant.”
“If something seems frightening or horrible, I should probably do it.”

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