"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

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

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"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?"

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"The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world."

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"I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals."

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