"On the Bigotry of Culture:: it presented us with culture, with thought as something justified in itself, that is, which requires no justification but is valid by it's own essence, whatever its concret..."
- José Ortega y Gasset
"Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people."
- Audre Lorde
"Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless."
"But on Kwajalein, the guards sought to deprive them of something that had sustained them even as all else had been lost: dignity. This self-respect and sense of self-worth, the innermost armament of t..."
- Laura Hillenbrand
"Since opposed principles, or ideologies, are irreconcilable, wars fought over principle will be wars of mutual annihilation. But wars fought for simple greed will be far less destructive, because the ..."
- Alan W. Watts
"Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth, of humanity, depends upon a feeling of connection with..."
- Judith Lewis Herman
"Rather than looking for explanations for why all people deserve to be treated with compassion and respect, we ought to be working at creating a world in which people are treated with compassion and re..."
- David Livingstone Smith
"What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt (I told you not to hold back!), skank. Okay, now, what are t..."
- Jessica Valenti
"What we are now witnessing in the 21st century is the fracture or complete breakdown of families, societies, and governments as a result of centuries of dehumanization that have taken a toll. More nat..."
- Liza Lugo