![]() ![]() But do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Sounds simple, but there's no question that second sentence is so hard to pull off. Is it any wonder that I think RBG is a great person to introduce to young people in a picture book?Īs for the question of compromise, I'll pull out another favorite RBG quote, one I like so much it's on the back of the book jacket: "Fight for the things that you care about. ![]() And then there's RBG's way: disagreeing by offering insight, not invective. Not to mention willfully uninformed disagreeing. There's flailing, insulting, divisive disagreeing. 20, 2016 Speak purposefully and carry a big legal pad. That is, there's disagreeing and there's disagreeing, as we've been made way too aware in this political season. Debbie Levy is the award-winning author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, including the New York Times bestseller I Dissent, This Promise of Change, The Year of Goodbyes, and the young adult novel Imperfect S piral. by Debbie Levy illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley RELEASE DATE: Sept. Here, principle takes precedence over mere politeness, and yet I think RBG's example-of politeness!-shows the most desirable way to disagree and make change in our society. I dissent : Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her mark (2016)by Levy, Debbie. ![]() The point is, not every wrong needs to be righted, or even called out.īut then there are the wrongs that cry out for disagreement-bullying, bigotry, spreading falsehoods, denying rights, to name a few at the top of my list. ![]()
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