Arises Quote by Warren E. Burger

“When people wield accusations of privilege, more often than not, they want to be heard and seen. Their need is acute, if not desperate,…

— Roxane Gay

“Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.”

— DaShanne Stokes

The cultural conversation around privilege has grown vibrant enough that the ultimate privilege is to just ignore it altogether. Some decry this conversation as…

— Rumaan Alam

I don't know of a greater privilege than being allowed to tell a story, or to listen to a story. They're the only thing…

— Colum McCann

“Too many people have become self-appointed privilege police, patrolling the halls of discourse, ready to remind people of their privilege whether those people have…

— Roxane Gay

“Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Privilege has its own way of seeing the world. It's not about the kind of people they are; it's about the situation they're in.

— Harry Shearer

If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue of urgent…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

But on the other hand, in discussion and debate concerning social issues or American foreign policy, Vietnam or the Middle East, for example, the…

— Noam Chomsky

“Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.

— Kay Redfield Jamison