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Quote by Isabel Allende
I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriar

I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist – although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. – Isabel Allende

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Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor – they have children that they dont want or they cannot feed. – Isabel Allende

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Women have always been courageous… They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights. – Isabel Allende

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What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. – Isabel Allende

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