Privilege Quotes

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Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense,… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this… — H. L. Mencken
We should not be post-racial: seeking to get beyond the uplifting meanings and edifying registers of blackness. Rather, we should be post-racist: moving beyond cultural… — Michael Eric Dyson
We are told not to privilege one story above another. All the stories must be told. Well, maybe that's true, maybe all stories are worth… — Jeanette Winterson
Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are. Some cultures, the world is better off without. — Terry Goodkind
I have no religion,â€™ says Borneau, â€˜but I respect the religion of others. Religion is sacred.â€™ Why this privilege, this immunity?... A believer creates God… — Jules Renard
You make me tremendously happy to hold me undivided - to let me be the artist, as it were, and yet not forgo the man,… — Henry Miller
So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru's roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty tiles under my… — Elizabeth Gilbert
A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once. — William Faulkner
The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege… — George S. Patton
...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier â€“ a good soldier â€¦ [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a… — George S. Patton
Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing to make sacrifices… — Eugene B. Sledge
Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get… — Albert Schweitzer
Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties… — Jonah Goldberg
It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty… — Mahatma Gandhi
This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I… — Elisabeth Elliot
For me, stripping was an unusual kind of escape. I had nothing to escape but privilege, but I claimed asylum anyway. At twenty-four, it was… — Diablo Cody
To Yossarian, the idea of pennants as prizes was absurd. No money went with them, no class privileges. Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all… — Joseph Heller
Privilege (to the privileged) means having private laws. — Terry Pratchett
Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege. — Truman Capote

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