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Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Always Bullies Cowards Credited Heart Instinct May Pretty Prey Safe

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It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Black Brown Cause Even Hear Her Ignorant Intelligent Man Nay Needs Nor Red Speaking Strongest Tis Vindication Voice White Woman World

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The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Birthright Cause Freedom Human Humanity Kind Party Race Very

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Life must be something more than dilettante speculation.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Life More Must Something Speculation Than

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One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Aside God Hear Hum Human Interests Needs Occasionally Passions Rush Stand Voices

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I constantly felt (as I suppose many an ambitious girl has felt) a thumping from within unanswered by any beckoning from without.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Ambitious Any Constantly Felt Girl Many Suppose Unanswered Within Without

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Nothing natural can be wholly unworthy.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Natural Nothing Unworthy Wholly

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A race cannot be purified from without.

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Topics: Cannot Purified Race Without

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The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: Activities Gone Heart Her Inspire Large Life Many Men Old Possibilities Resources She Stagnant Subjective Swell Woman Wretched

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Agnosticism has nothing to impart. Its sermons are the exhortations of one who convinces you he stands on nothing and urges you to stand there too.

~Anna Julia Cooper

Topics: He Impart Nothing Sermons Stand Stands Too Urges Who You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: August 10th, 1858

Died: February 27th, 1964

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