Catharine MacKinnon Quotes

“It's particularly hard to take being stabbed in the back close to home. There's always a feeling of betrayal when people of your own group oppose you.”

“As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest sensibilities of the soul.”

“So once I shut down my privilege of disliking anyone I choose and holding myself aloof if I could manage it greater understanding growing compassion came to me.”

“In rejecting secrecy I had also rejected the road to cynicism.”

“I learned that true forgiveness includes total self-acceptance. And out of acceptance wounds are healed and happiness is possible again.”

“Often God has to shut a door in our face so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.”

“Acceptance says True this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblink-ingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me.”

“Acceptance says "True this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me."”

“To be rapable, a position that is social not biological, defines what a woman is.”

“Oh! what a silly Thing is Woman! How vain, how unreasonable!”