12 Quotes by Allan G. Johnson

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    The odds are loaded toward a path of least resistance in several ways. We often choose a path because it is the only one we see. When I get on an elevator, for example, I turn and face front along with everyone else. It rarely occurs to me to do it any other way, such as facing the rear. If I did, I’d soon feel how some paths bring on more social resistance than others.

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    If we are serious about change, we have to dig – preferably with plenty of company and with a full appreciation of the fact that although we did not start the fire, it belongs to us now.

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    The public response to feminism has been ferociously defensive precisely because feminism touches such a deep nerve of truth and the denial that keeps us from it. If feminism were truly ridiculous, it would be ignored. But it isn’t ridiculous, and so provokes a vigorous backlash.

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