Family Quotes
Blood or chosen, families shape who we become. These quotes honor those bonds.
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"Family extends beyond blood relations to include all those committed to liberation."Black Panther Party
"We must teach our children that their worth is inherent."Medgar Evers
"Our children deserve to live without the burden of hatred."Medgar Evers
"We inherit the dreams of our ancestors; we must not abandon them."H. Rap Brown
"We must honor our ancestors."Assata Shakur
"Our children deserve better than what this system offers them."Black Panther Party
"We must teach our children that they can change the world."Assata Shakur
"Our children deserve more than inherited poverty."Black Panther Party
"The family is the basic unit of oppression."Shulamith Firestone
"Family is those who love us and fight alongside us."Assata Shakur
"The nuclear family must crumble so that we can build a better family structure."Shulamith Firestone
"We need to teach our children to love themselves and their heritage."Stokely Carmichael
"We inherit both the struggles and the victories of those who came before."Angela Y. Davis
"Families are not fair, and we shouldn't expect them to be."Germaine Greer
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to one another."Germaine Greer
"Community is where we find ourselves"bell hooks
"We honor those we love through remembrance"bell hooks
"We belong to communities larger than ourselves"bell hooks
"The nuclear family must be destroyed, and people must find better ways to live together."Shulamith Firestone
"In a decent society, children should be allowed to have a childhood."Germaine Greer
"Mothers are the creation of a society that does not value the labor of women."Germaine Greer
"Family is not just about blood; it is about chosen commitment."bell hooks
"The family, as traditionally structured, perpetuates male authority."Andrea Dworkin
"Children are the only form of immortality that is guaranteed."Gloria Steinem
"The mystification of motherhood has harmed both women and children."Betty Friedan
"The family as we know it is a patriarchal institution designed to control women's sexuality and labor."Shulamith Firestone
"Motherhood under patriarchy is a role imposed, not freely chosen."Shulamith Firestone
"Family as it exists now is not natural or inevitable; we can reimagine it entirely."Shulamith Firestone
"The family, as we know it, is a means of male control."Germaine Greer
"The family structure as traditionally conceived perpetuates male control."Andrea Dworkin