Tao Te Ching
Madame Roland
(Marie-Jeanne Phlippon)
1754 – 1793 CE
Revolutionary heroine
Sole survivor of her mother’s 8 pregnancies, Madame Roland became a revolutionary heroine and one of the mainspring influences of the French Revolution. A student of Plutarch, Voltaire, and Rousseau; her clear intelligence, wisdom and drive made her the equal to any of the contemporary politicians proving the capabilities of women in the political realm. Her drive, focus, and radiant intelligence made her the equal in accomplishments of any contemporary male politician. Sacrificing her life for her political beliefs, she died by guillotine during the French Reign of Terror with the famous words, “Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!”. Her memoirs written in prison became a testament to the possibility of balancing freedom and equality as well as evolving potentials for a woman’s place politics.
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Qing dynasty (1644 – 1912 CE)Quotes by Madame Roland (8 quotes)
“If we do not die for liberty, we shall soon have nothing left to do but weep for her.”
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“The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.”
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“It is impossible to rise to freedom, from the midst of corruptions, without strong convulsions. They are the salutary crises of a serious disease.”
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“The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.”
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“People who know how to employ themselves, always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry.”
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“Ennui is the disease of hearts without feeling, and of minds without resources.”
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“It would have cost me more trouble to escape from injustice, than it does to submit to it.”
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