Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother.
Pope Francis
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The Woman’s Party is made up of women of all races, creeds and nationalities who are united on the one program of working to raise the status of women.
Alice Paul
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The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love – almost as violent and much more mischievous.
Aldous Huxley
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The U.S.S.R. had absolutely nothing to do with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Fidel Castro
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Every day, you’re only as good as your last show.
Oprah Winfrey
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At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.
Jesse Jackson
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The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.
William James
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One aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to write it out, sometimes you find that your first judgment wasn’t the right one.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear.
Michael Bloomberg
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I could have spent eight years doing anything, and at some level, it would have been fine. I could have focused on flowers. I could have focused on decor. I could have focused on entertainment. Because any First Lady, rightfully, gets to define her role. There’s no legislative authority; you’re not elected. And that’s a wonderful gift of freedom.
Michelle Obama
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