To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to change people's whole outlook. The mill is no longer standing, but the wind's still there, blowing away.

Victor Hugo
To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to...
To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to...
To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to...
To wipe out abuse is not enough; you have to...
About This Quote

The mill is no longer standing, but the wind's still there, blowing away. This quote by activists and poets Sylvia Plath and David Hockney suggests that your goal of stopping violence against women is not only a task of eliminating the abuse itself, but a task of changing people's whole outlook about violence in general. Sometimes the greatest action you can take is to educate others on how certain problems are caused.

Source: Les MisaRables

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