#ria

The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of the population of democratic America is denied it's privileges by the law of the land. What is to be thought of a nation boasting of its liberty, boasting of it's humanity, boasting of its Christianity, boasting of its love of justice and purity, and yet having within its own borders three millions of persons denied by law the right of marriage? ↗

— Frederick Douglass

#racism #same-sex-marriage #freedom

Over time, I have come to believe that there is a killer and a saint in all of us. But...I choose to focus on the future and the *potential* in people. ↗

— Agnes Kamara-umunna

#hope #humanitarianism #inspirational #inspirational

A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong. ↗

— Milton Berle

#forgiveness

This fear of maleness that they inspire estranges men from every female in their lives to greater or lesser degrees, and men feel the loss. Ultimately, one of the emotional costs of allegiance to patriarchy is to be seen as unworthy of trust. If women and girls in patriarchal culture are taught to see every male, including the males with whom we are intimate, as potential rapists and murderers, then we cannot offer them our trust, and without trust there is no love. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#patriarchy #womanism #change

Love, above all things, is a commitment to your choice. ↗

— Rob Liano

#commitment #divorce #hate #inspiration #inspirational

In all, Nigeria belongs to us all and we have a personal responsibility to see that it succeeds ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#groth #inspirational #leadership #motivational #nationbuilding

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#be happy #being #expected #happy #her

I don't want you just in my thoughts always, I want you by my side always. ↗