“Truth is proper and beautiful at all times and in all places.” - Frederick Douglass
Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”
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Monday, April 13, 2026
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Essential Liberty, Temporary Safety, Benjamin Franklin
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ― Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/289513.Benjamin_Franklin.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/289513.Benjamin_Franklin.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Show Respect, Grovel to None, Tecumseh
“Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.” – Tecumseh (1768-1813) was a Shawnee warrior and chief
Found at "15 Inspiring Quotes from Indigenous Peoples" at https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/inspiring-quotes-from-indigenous-peoples/.
Found at "15 Inspiring Quotes from Indigenous Peoples" at https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/inspiring-quotes-from-indigenous-peoples/.
Friday, April 10, 2026
Man, Above the Law, Below It, Theodore Roosevelt
“No man is above the law and no man below it.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Perfection, Content, Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/128382.Leo_Tolstoy.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/128382.Leo_Tolstoy.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Joanna Come Lately, Bella Abzug
“I'm no Joanna come lately, believe me, I've been here all along – outside.” - Bella Abzug, on being elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1971; three-term U.S. Congresswoman from New York, known both for the unconventional contents of her cranium and her penchant for placing ladylike chapeaux on it.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 55.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 55.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Women, Control, Skin In, Skin Out, Gloria Steinem
“If women can't control our lives from the skin in, we can't control our lives from the skin out.” - Gloria Steinem
Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 36.
Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 36.
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