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The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property:

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power. – Theodor Adorno

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None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace. – Theodor Adorno

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The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power. – Carol P. Christ

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The power to define the situation is the ultimate power. – Jerry Rubin

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Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name. – Andrea Dworkin

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I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. Its more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. – Diana Ross

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So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things Ive found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best. – David Frum

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