A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection.

—Crystal Eastman

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About Crystal Eastman

Portrait of Crystal Eastman

Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, a co-founder and co-editor with her brother Max Eastman of the radical arts and politics magazine The Liberator, co-founder of the...

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The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.

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A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

—Arnold H. Glasow

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There are only so many times you can handle heartbreak with someone before you have to start protecting yourself.

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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.

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