"So the idea that there is nothing essential, in the sense that there are no human universals, is dogma. Ask most anyone who is going to be shot at dawn."

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Source : Catharine A. MacKinnon (2007). “Are Women Human?”, p.53, Harvard University Press

Catharine MacKinnon

#Ideas Quotes #Dawn Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“The part of the envelope that tells a person where to place the stamp when they can't quite figure it out for themselves.”
“This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.”
“I like working with great talent, in every capacity. I have a rule of thumb, in any creative endeavor - whether I'm doing music and playing in a band, or working with producers, or directing - where I generally like to work with people who are smarter than me or better than me.”

Source : "Malik Yoba Exclusive Interview ALPHAS". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.
“The earliest truth that we're taught is that there's a world alongside this world, with spirits, not mortals, an enchanted universe of fairies, wizards, leprechauns and trolls. They are all around us. One has only to open his eyes.”
“Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.”
“There are those who go to the theatre as they would go to a brothel.”
“In order to have a real life of any romance, there has to be a level of fantasy.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“There is a spectacle more grand than the sea; it is heaven; there is a spectacle more grand than heaven; it is the conscience.”

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