Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women learn it. We're not dumb. If you can tell Margaret Thatcher from Ronald Reagan, or Indira Gandhi from General Somoza, by anything they say, tell me how. This is a man's world, so it talks a man's language.


Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places (ed. Grove Press, 1997) - ISBN: 9780802135292

Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women...

Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women...

Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women...

Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women...