Change comes not from the powerful relinquishing their power... - Catharine Macaulay

"Change comes not from the powerful relinquishing their power, but from the powerless demanding their rights."

Catharine Macaulay Change

Historian Political Writer English 1731–1791

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"The tyranny of custom is a powerful thing, and we must be vigilant against it."

"History is a record of the follies and wisdom of mankind."

"Women are not naturally inferior to men; they are made so by a vicious education."

"Truth is the foundation of all virtue."

"Change brings new opportunities."

"Every day is a new opportunity."

"Healing doesn't mean forgetting."

"You either get better or you get bitter."