A principle for living
Speak truth to power, even when it is dangerous; injustice should be challenged openly and publicly.
Olympe de Gouges
96 upvotes · 13 borrows · about 7 hours ago
Speak truth to power, even when it is dangerous; injustice should be challenged openly and publicly.
Pursue humanitarian reform through reason, conscience, and universal justice rather than prejudice or tradition.
33 upvotes · 28 borrowsBelieve that citizenship requires responsibility as well as rights, and that all citizens should be treated as accountable moral agents.
103 upvotes · 12 borrowsOppose tyranny, arbitrary power, and political violence, and insist that revolution must not betray its own principles of justice.
93 upvotes · 13 borrowsSupport social reforms that protect vulnerable people, including the poor, the enslaved, and those denied legal protection.
97 upvotes · 51 borrowsDemand that marriage and family life be based on mutual respect and equality rather than female dependence or submission.
32 upvotes · 41 borrowsJudge people by reason and merit, not by birth, rank, sex, or social convention.
35 upvotes · 6 borrows