The socialist parties of all countries are duty bound to fight energetically for the implementation of universal women's suffrage which is to be vigorously advocated both by agitation and by parliamentary means. When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal suffrage for women and men.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the responsibility of socialist parties to vigorously advocate for women's universal suffrage.
Clara Zetkin's quote underlines the importance of universal women's suffrage as a fundamental right that should be fought for by socialist parties across the globe. She calls for an energetic and principled approach to this struggle, asserting that the fight for suffrage should include both women and men, aligning with socialist values that prioritize equality and justice for all citizens.
In practice
In a women's rights rally when discussing political representation.
In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized.
When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.
For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.
When the men kill, it is up to us women to fight for the preservation of life.
Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought.
In the women's world, as well as in the men's world, there exists the class law and the class struggle, and it appears as fully established that sometimes between the socialist working women and those belonging to the middle class, there may be antagonisms.
The fears you run away from run toward you. The fears you don't own will own you. But behind every fear wall lives a precious treasure.
Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
If someone tried to deprive you of your rights, you've got to resist it. You've got to resent it. You've got to fight against it.
I think our existence in professional sports is almost a protest in and of itself in sometimes the very sexist society that we live in. For us, it's just kind of right in line with what we always do.
It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes.
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