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Quote by Gloria Steinem
We have all been silent for too long. But we won’t be silent anymore.
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The speaker says that a shared period of silence has lasted too long. “We won’t be silent anymore” marks a clear decision to speak up from this point onward. The words express a collective change from holding back to making their voices heard.
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- Voices of Democracy: The U.S. Oratory Project, University of Maryland
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- Official Statement
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