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Holistic histories and analyses of power and influence are a threat to simplistic narratives and can be an accelerant for understanding, empathy, and justice.

— Katherine Maher

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In my experience, it is perfectly possible to have opinions and also produce valuable, fact-based information for the world.

We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome, that their contributions are valued, and that their perspective matters.

Love my bank's credit card declining donations to Lebanese charities. Super cool.

Women are less likely to be quoted in articles; women are less likely to be covered as the subjects of articles, even really notable women...

Churchill is my favorite example to use with western audiences about the nature of truth in popular histories. To millions, a liberating hero. To yet millions of others, oppressor and genocidaire.

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

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If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it rest easy with a condemned criminal as the dominant symbol of its message?

James H. Cone Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology (1986)

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Muhammad

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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