We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the same time to other women — Barbara Deming
We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the — Barbara Deming
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. — Barbara Deming
Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. — Barbara Deming
I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision… is one that abandons the — Barbara Deming
Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is — Barbara Deming
After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they — Barbara Deming
No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously. — Barbara Deming
People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations. — Barbara Deming