"The 'natural' is not necessarily a 'human' value. Humanity has begun to transcend nature: we can no longer justify the maintenance of a discriminatory sex class system on grounds of its origins in nature. Indeed, for pragmatic reasons alone it is beginning to look as if we must get rid of it."

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Source : "Shulamith Firestone obituary" by Julie Bindel, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2012.

Shulamith Firestone

#Sex Quotes #Class Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“The weight of the world is a trifle, if we all put our two fingers under it and try to lift together.”
“False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.”

Source : Cesare Beccaria (1963). “On Crimes and Punishments”, Pearson College Division
“Each day I live in a glass room unless I break it with the thrusting of my senses and pass through the splintered walls to the great landscape.”
“My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.”

Source : "Bush, Blair to hold summit on Iraq", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.
“This was why I loved my Grana. Being with her always made me laugh. She accepted life for what it was. She didnâ€™t pretend or put on airs. She was just Grana.”
“Everybody thinks people who promote PETA don't eat meat, but I think animals were made to be eaten.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Going nowhere isnâ€™t about turning your back on the world; itâ€™s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply.”

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