"Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty."

Abuse, Liberty, Nothing, Possession

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"The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors, and the reports of acts of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other acts of maltreatment shock the conscience."

Ed Markey, American Politician

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"Emotional blackmails and psychological threats are the feces of a rotten soul."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

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"This October, we renew the fight against domestic violence and abuse in America. Together, we can eliminate domestic violence from homes across the country and ensure that our children grow up in healthy, peaceful communities."

Lucille Roybal Allard, American Politician

Abuse, America, Children, Country

"We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation."

Carol Bellamy, American Educator

Abuse, Children, Exploitation, Labor

"Staying in an abusive relationship for the fear of public judgment is like allowing to be buried alive to impress a coffin maker."

Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Tanzanian Author

Abuse, Judgment, Fear, Freedom

"The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I'm sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my mother spoke up at the wrong time on purpose. As often as we endured my father's abuse, she had to be aware that it wouldn't save me from a beating but simply earn her one as well. Or was it that sharing my fate made her feel less guilt-ridden about those things that happened to me?"

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Abuse, Regret, Truth, Power, Inspirational

"Maybe none of this is about control. Maybe it really isn't about who can own whom, who can do what to whom and get away with it, even as far as death. Maybe it isn't about who can sit and who has to kneel or stand or lie down, legs spread open. Maybe it's about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it. Never tell me it amounts to the same thing."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Abuse, Power, Control, Forgiveness

"He was going to punish me now. He couldn't beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words."

Sherman Alexie, American Writer

Abuse, Word, Pain, Authority

"If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding."

Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist

Abuse, Feeling, Want

"Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law."

Lamar S. Smith, American Politician

Abuse, Judges, Law

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"The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors, and the reports of acts of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other acts of maltreatment shock the conscience."

"Emotional blackmails and psychological threats are the feces of a rotten soul."

"This October, we renew the fight against domestic violence and abuse in America. Together, we can eliminate domestic violence from homes across the country and ensure that our children grow up in healthy, peaceful communities."

"We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation."

"Staying in an abusive relationship for the fear of public judgment is like allowing to be buried alive to impress a coffin maker."

"He was going to punish me now. He couldn't beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words."

"If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding."

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"The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death."

"Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows."

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