Some day we hope to liberate every man on earth from the tendency as old as human history to identify our strength and manhood with the ability to control the lives, limit the chances, and doom the dreams of women and girls.
Interpretation
The quote speaks about striving for equality and liberation for women and girls by challenging historical notions of power and control.
William J. Clinton's quote emphasizes the need to break away from age-old societal norms that equate manhood with the ability to control others, particularly women and girls. It advocates for the liberation of all individuals, encouraging a shift in perception that values equality and freedom over dominance, thereby fostering a society where everyone can pursue their dreams without limitations imposed by gender roles.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech advocating for women's rights.
You know, there was a recent poll which said that young people in the generation of the students here felt it was far more likely that they would see a UFO than that they would draw Social Security... It's very important you understand this. Once you understand this, you realize this is not an episode from the X Files, and you're not more likely to see a UFO if you do certain specific things.
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Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.
I was not elected to produce a pile of vetoes.
Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.
No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.
CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past.
I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient. I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient.
Culture does not make people - people make culture. So if it is in fact true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, we must make it our culture. [...] A feminist is a man or a woman who says, 'yes there is a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it. We must do better.'
In the Fifties, there were certain places we couldn't ride on the bus, and now there is a possibility of a black man being in the White House. You have to feel good about it.
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