“Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you’ve already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.” ~Jenny Nimmo British author Jenny Nimmo was born on this day in 1944.
“Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you’ve already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.” ~Jenny Nimmo British author Jenny Nimmo was born on this day in 1944.
“What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?” ~Ernestine Rose Jewish suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker Ernestine Rose was born on this day in 1810.
“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.” ~”Texas” Guinan American actress, producer, and entrepreneur “Texas” Guinan was born on this day in 1884.
“Unless women are prepared to fight politically they must be content to be ignored politically.” ~Alice Paul American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist, and one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Alice Paul was born on this day in 1885.
“Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.” ~Lady Randolph Churchill American-born British socialite Lady Randolph Churchill was born on this day in 1854.
“The question whether the long effort to put an end to war can succeed without another major convulsion challenges not only our minds but our sense of responsibility.” ~Emily Greene Balch American professor, writer, economist, sociologist, and pacifist Emily Greene Balch was born on this day in 1867.
“Bullies are just frightened people.” ~Elizabeth Strout American novelist and author Elizabeth Strout was born on this day in 1956.
“There’s a special place in heaven for caregivers.” ~Maureen Reagan American political activist Maureen Reagan was born on this day in 1941.
“Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.” ~Lucretia Mott American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer Lucretia Mott was born on this day in 1793.
“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay.” ~Lynda Barry American cartoonist Lynda Barry was born on this day in 1956.
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