every actor knows that tragedy, being linear and inevitable, is taxing - but comedy, which depends on the element of surprise, is the hardest act of all. Robin Morgan More Quotes by Robin Morgan More Quotes From Robin Morgan My white skin disgusts me. My passport disgusts me. They are the marks of an insufferable privilege bought at the price of others' agony. If I could peel myself inside out I would be glad. If I could become part of the oppressed I would be free. Robin Morgan agonyfreedomwhite Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible. Robin Morgan ubuntuinspirationalpeace I feel that 'man-hating' is an honourable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing them. Robin Morgan radical-feminismhatemen We can't destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage. Robin Morgan misandryfeministmen In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily. Robin Morgan giving-uprunningmen Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers Robin Morgan mothers-dayinspiringfather Feminism is for all women and girls, not a privileged few or one ethnicity, religion, age, sexual preference, ability, region or hemisphere. Robin Morgan feminismethnicitygirl Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. Robin Morgan humilitypeaceknowledge When solutions are offered us by the people who originally brought us the problem, we do well to be suspicious. Robin Morgan wellsproblempeople Let's put one lie to rest for all time: the lie that men are oppressed, too, by sexism-the lie that there can be such a thing as men's liberation groups. Robin Morgan groupsmenlying Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human. Robin Morgan bad-assjusticeinspiring Hate generalizes; love specifies. Or: The movements of hatred are toward generalization; love's movements are toward specification. Robin Morgan movementhatehatred White males are the most responsible for the destruction of human life and environment on the planet today. Robin Morgan environmentalwhitetoday Where else could one find such a perfect combination of American values -- racism, militarism, capitalism -- all packaged in one 'ideal' symbol, a woman. Robin Morgan combinationracismperfect We are the women men warned us about. Robin Morgan inspiringmen When table utensils were invented in the 1100s, the Catholic Church condemned them as obscene and heretical, claiming, 'God gave us fingers with which to eat.' And we're supposed to get politically discouraged? Oh please. We're being opposed by people who denounced the fork. Robin Morgan catholicpeoplereligion An indigenous feminism has been present in every culture in the world and in every period of history since the suppression of women began. Robin Morgan feminismcultureworld The subtlest and most vicious aspect of women's oppression is that we have been conditioned to believe we are not oppressed, blinded so as not to see our own condition. Robin Morgan aspectoppressionbelieve Clarity of language is the first casualty of authoritarianism. Robin Morgan claritylanguagefirsts The women's movement is a non-hierarchical one. It does things collectively and experimentally. Robin Morgan movementdoe
