You are so right. We cannot choose our rights over the rights of others. We must consider how the comforts we claim for ourselves may cause discomfort, pain, alienation, or irreparable harm to others. Thank you for considering so carefully the impact of human action...
Moira, First of all good morning and namaste. I want to thank you for your openness and your passion. I wanted to share some thoughts with you. I agree with many things you say, and take exception to some others. I hope you will welcome these comments in...
Part One I understand very well your righteous fury at the vast blanket of injustice and oppression that covers this world and suffocates the rights and silences the voices of so many. I agree with you that every human life is valuable and precious and that we are each bo...
Final Notes (Honestly, I'm almost done)The thing about oppression is not just that it silences people completely; it makes them invisible to the world. And without the work of those who fight for the rights of oppressed groups, who are brave enough to speak out,...
Part TwoSimilarly, Margaret Sanger, who authored the quote you noted in your journal, was a pioneer in women's rights and gave her life to helping the poor and more notably birth control rights for women. The fact that you and I, as women who were raised in the ...
