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“Both love and democracy depend on voice -- having a voice and also the resonance that makes it possible to speak and be heard.”

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Democracy Depends Heard Love Resonance Speak Voice

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For a man to be a man, did he have to be a soldier, or at least prepare himself for war? For a woman to be a woman, did she have to be a mother, or at least prepare herself to raise children? Soldiers and mothers were the sacrificial couple, honored by statues in the park, lauded for their willingness…

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The hardest times for me were not when people challenged what I said, but when I felt my voice was not heard.

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While men represent powerful activity as assertion and aggression, women in contrast portray acts of nurturance as acts of strength.

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