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What does it mean?
Stone urges young women to recognize the cost of their current freedoms. Public speech was earned through sacrifice.
In plain terms
Young women should realize their right to speak publicly was bought with hard struggle by those before them.
What can you take from it?
Value rights by understanding their price.

Where it applies

  • classroom teaching
  • speechmaking
  • youth mentoring

Putting it to work

  • honor predecessors
  • use platform
  • teach history

Questions to consider

  • What is owed to past activists?
  • How do you honor sacrifice?

Another view

Gratitude should not limit necessary critique or action.

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