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Dorothy Thompson

Dorothy Thompson

American Journalist

Born: Jul 9, 1893

Died: Jan 30, 1961

Fear Force Liberty Peace People Strong

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It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives. Dorothy Thompson

Liberty Way Determines Fact Ultimately Itself Survives Whether Which

Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy. Dorothy Thompson

Nature Tired Age People Strong Old Some People Energy Others Seventy Distribute Some Born Equally Does Years Going While Measured

When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. Dorothy Thompson

Liberty Restored Relinquished Recovered Never Taken Voluntarily Force Away Default

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism. Dorothy Thompson

Peace Will Never Maintained Passivity Achieved Order Created

The instinct to worship is hardly less strong than the instinct to eat. Dorothy Thompson

Strong Worship Eat Instinct Than Less Hardly

Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men? Dorothy Thompson

Home Men Preach Abroad Towards Inequality Advocate Nations Races

The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld. Dorothy Thompson

Faith Better Overcome Positively Fearlessly Only Idea Force Another Upheld

Women have had the vote for over forty years and their organizations lobby in Washington for all sorts of causes; why, why, why don't they take up their own causes and obvious needs? Dorothy Thompson

Needs Vote Women Own Lobby Take Had Over Obvious Sort Causes Years Up Organizations Forty Forty Years Washington Why

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