There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense.
Jeannette RankinRead
The most important accomplishment, I believe, was my voting against the First World War.
Interpretation
Jeannette Rankin emphasizes the significance of standing up for one's beliefs, even in the face of widespread opposition.
In this quote, Jeannette Rankin reflects on the courage required to vote against the First World War when such a decision was unpopular. It highlights the importance of personal conviction and moral integrity in the face of societal pressures, suggesting that true accomplishment lies not in conforming to the majority, but in adhering to oneβs principles.
In practice
During a speech on the importance of civic duty, I referenced Rankin's quote to inspire others to participate in voting.
There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense.
As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else.
I worked for suffrage for years, and got it. I've worked for peace for 55 years and haven't come close.
Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.
I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.
It will be hard to convince people that their welfare is safe in the hands of a federal government when they feel themselves the victims of unjust sectional discrimination.
In war you're either a collaborator or you're a resistor. I mean you don't get to be neutral.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
To me, wrestling is therapy. No matter how bad my personal situation is, when I step into the ring, all my troubles disappear. My baggage stays in the back where it belongs.
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.
I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political activist, and that she can fall in love, and be loved, she can be married, have children, be a mother... Revolution must mean life also; every aspect of life.
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