“With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces ‘colorblindness for all’ by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. ...The only way out of this morass – for all of us – is to stare at racial disparity unblinkingly, and then do what evidence and experts tell us is required to level the playing field and march forward together, collectively striving to achieve true equality for all Americans.” - Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissenting to the Supreme Court’s majority ruling prohibiting the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2023, page 6.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Fear the Opinions, Tell the Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.” ― Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/120585.Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/120585.Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Artist, Imagination, More Important, Knowledge, Albert Einstein
Monday, September 18, 2023
To Live, Rarest Thing, Most People Exist, Oscar Wilde
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Women's Chains, Men, Anatomy, Estelle Ramey
"Women's chains have been forged by men, not by anatomy." - Estelle Ramey
Found on AZ Quotes at https://www.azquotes.com/quote/597490.
Found on AZ Quotes at https://www.azquotes.com/quote/597490.
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Women, Inherently Passive, Peaceful, Human, Robin Morgan
“Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human. ” ― Robin Morgan
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/27879.Robin_Morgan.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/27879.Robin_Morgan.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens, Jimi Hendrix
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix
Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jimi_hendrix_103615.
Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jimi_hendrix_103615.
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