Andrea Dworkin

"To question authority is to exercise the fundamental right of thought."

"Solitude teaches us truths that company often obscures."

"The body's autonomy is the foundation of all other freedoms."

"The truth is that men make the rules, and they have made rules that serve their interests."

"Women are not born; they are made. And they are made through pain."

"Intercourse remains a means through which male power is expressed in female submission."

"Dominance and submission constitute the dirty truth of intercourse."

"The struggle against male supremacy is the struggle for human dignity."

"Prostitution is not a job like other jobs; it is a system of exploitation."

"Erotica is the expression of sexuality with equal power and mutual respect."

"Pornography is the theory; rape is the practice."

"Men's dominance is the most stubborn system of power in the world."

"Freedom requires the abolition of all systems of domination."

"A woman's body is her own property; it belongs to no man."

"Inequality is not natural; it is imposed and maintained by force."

"Real change means changing the fundamental relationship between men and women."

"The personal is political; privacy shields abuse and exploitation."

"Resistance to male dominance requires uncompromising commitment."

"Violence against women is not a private matter; it is a political reality."

"Female sexuality has been colonized by male power and definition."

"Women are taught to be ornamental, passive, and ultimately disposable."

"Equality means the elimination of hierarchy between the sexes."

"Men profit from the subordination of women economically and sexually."

"The law protects male dominance while appearing neutral and fair."

"Vulnerability is weaponized against women to keep them compliant."

"Literacy and education are acts of rebellion for oppressed people."

"Intellectual dishonesty serves power and silences dissent."

"Conformity is the enemy of authentic human development."

"Art must serve justice or it serves domination."

"The silencing of women is fundamental to patriarchal power."