WIST Quotations

Lorde, Audre -- “Learning from the 60s,” speech, Malcolm X weekend, Harvard University (Feb 1982)

Dave — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:58:38 +0000

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not lead single-issue lives.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) American writer, feminist, civil rights activist
“Learning from the 60s,” speech, Malcolm X weekend, Harvard University (Feb 1982)
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Reprinted in Sister Outsider (1984).

Burgh, James -- The Dignity of Human Nature, Book 1, sec. 5 “Miscellaneous Thoughts on Prudence in Conversation” (1754)

Dave — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:26:25 +0000

Be sure of the fact before you lose time in searching for a cause.

James Burgh (1714-1775) British politician and writer
The Dignity of Human Nature, Book 1, sec. 5 “Miscellaneous Thoughts on Prudence in Conversation” (1754)
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Sometimes misattributed to Horace Mann.