The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep.

Audre Lorde

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Topic

Women

Author

Audre Lorde

Source

Poetry Is Not a Luxury

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Black feminist Black activist Activist Feminist

From

United States

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Citation

Lorde, Audre. "Poetry Is Not a Luxury." Chrysalis, 1977.

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We have a cancer within, close to the Presidency, that is growing.

John Dean

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Topic
Watergate American politics
Speaker
John Dean
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Dean, John. "Cancer on the Presidency." 21 Mar. 1973, Oval Office, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Presidental briefing.

Another quote about Women

God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well! Woman was God's second mistake.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Antichrist

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Topic
Women Men and women

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Antichrist
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1895 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Antichrist [The Antichrist]. 1895, no. 48.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. "The Anti-Christ." The Twilight of the Idols and Anti-Christ, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990, no. 48.