So what if people say terrible things? Whatever they call me, I say, "Yes, and my name is Mary." I refuse to be afraid. And I do t...his out of an obligation not to the community but to myself. Nobody should have a say in who I am.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a child is conscious of itself then it has to ...me an existence and has a stake in what happens.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The Musketaquid, or Grass-ground River, though probably as old as the Nile or Euphrates, did not begin to have a place in civilize...d history until the fame of its grassy meadows and fish attracted settlers out of England in 1635, when it received the other but kindred name of CONCORD from the first plantation on its banks, which appears to have commenced in a spirit of peace and harmony. It will be Grass-ground River as long as grass grows and water runs here; it will be Concord River only while men lead peacable lives on its banks.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Being dismantled before our eyes are not just individual programs that politicians cite as too expensive but the whole idea that s...ociety has a stake in the well-being of children down the block and the security of families on the other side of town. Whether or not kids eat well, are nurtured and have a roof over their heads is not just a consequence of how their parents behave. It is also a responsibility of society--but now apparently a diminishing one.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will... be slaves on earth.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
For me being a poet is a job rather than an activity. I feel I have a function in society, neither more nor less meaningful than a...ny other simple job. I feel it is part of my work to make poetry more accessible to people who have had their rights withdrawn from them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...I believe it is woman's right to have a voice in all the laws and regulations by which she is to be governed; whether in Church... or State; and that the present arrangements of society, on these points, are a violation of human rights, a rank usurpation of power, a violent seizure and confiscation of what is sacredly and inalienably hers--and thus inflicting upon woman outrageous wrongs, working mischief incalculable in the social circle, and in its influence on the world producing only evil, and that continually.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »