The Church must breathe with her two lungs!
Pope John Paul IiRead
I was the Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade, but Jane Roe has been laid to rest.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects on the personal identity behind a legal case and the impact of that identity on society.
Norma McCorvey, who was 'Jane Roe' in the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, highlights the transformation of her identity beyond the legal battle over abortion. By stating that Jane Roe has been laid to rest, she signifies the end of her public persona associated with the case, suggesting a deeper introspection about the complexities of her life and the implications of the case on womenβs rights and personal autonomy.
Themes
AbortionIdentityRightsLegalPersonal
In practice
Example use cases
During a rally for women's rights, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of individual identity in legal struggles.
Similar quotes
The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagerness or fear. While lost in such cravings or aversions, we are unaware of what is happening now, what we are doing now.
S. N. GoenkaRead
I have always been full of lust - as I am now - but I have always been placing conceptual obstacles in my own path.
Susan SontagRead
Most horses don't walk backwards voluntarily, because what they can't see doesn't exist.
Terry PratchettRead
How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in my own carriage, have my own box, and come back in comfort. All or nothing, that's my motto.' 'And a very good one,' said Madame Vauquer.
Honore De BalzacRead
There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.
Bernard De MandevilleRead