Penalties, Politics, Governed by your Inferiors, Plato

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." - Plato

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty." - Plato

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Making up one's mind, Diminishing Fear, Rosa Parks

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." — Rosa Parks, African-American civil rights activist

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=4.

Not Despair, Roll Up Our Sleeves, Fight, Sen. Kamala Harris

“We must not despair. We must not be overwhelmed or throw up our hands. It is time to roll up our sleeves and fight for who we are.” - Sen.-Elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, Fall, 2016 page 11.

Note: Sen. Kamal Harris was the Senator-Elect when the above quote was published in Ms. Magazine; she is now Senator from California.

Motivation, Dreams, Work Clothes, Benjamin Franklin

“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” — Benjamin Franklin

Found at http://www.values.com/inspirational-quotes/6240-motivation-is-when-your-dreams-put-on-work.

People of Accomplishment, Happened to Things, Elinor Smith

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” - Elinor Smith

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 23.

If it's going to be done..., Anita Baker

“I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead.” - Anita Baker

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.

Injustice Anywhere, Martin Luther King Jr.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html