#prop

All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #ethical #francione #moral-imperative

You are not property. If you choose to leave, no one will stop you. ↗

— Elizabeth Vaughan

#property #slave #slavery #slavery

Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance. ↗

— Andrew Solomon

#depression #grief #proportion #grief

The media—stenographers to power. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#power #propaganda #truth #propaganda

Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#inaction #pessimism #self-fulfilling-prophecy #pessimism

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority. ↗

— George Bancroft

#best #development #few #free #government

You’re free to dream however you wish,” Nollin teased. “But don’t ask the rest of us to share your unrealistic—” “Then don’t ask us to share your weakness!” Jason interrupted. ↗

— Brandon Mull

#brandon #mull #prophecy #strength #weakness

Jesus did not stand as a prophet and utter judgements; wherever He went the unerring directness of His presence located men. ↗

— Oswald Chambers

#prophecy #men

As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#generation #good #his #immortal #mr

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption. ↗

— Dorothy Denning

#everyone #proponent #strong