Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if it is mental, spiritual; if it expresses itself in silent, persistent dissatisfaction, the cost to the oppressor is terrific.

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The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.

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Ignorance is a cure for nothing.

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Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.

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The favorite device of the devil, ancient and modern, is to force a human being into a more or less artificial class, accuse the class of unnamed and unnameable sin, and then damn any individual in the alleged class, however innocent he may be.

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Men must not only know, they must act.

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The cause of war is preparation for war.

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Begin with art, because art tries to take us outside ourselves. It is a matter of trying to create an atmosphere and context so conversation can flow back and forth and we can be influenced by each other.

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Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.

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Education must not simply teach work-it must teach life.

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