We can be proud of our nations without defining ourselves in opposition to some other group.
To define ourselves in relation to whiteness is to entirely disempower our politics.
"Starting to define ourselves in a distinct way in this space is certainly a goal".
Mr. Pomeroy chalked it up to "defining ourselves in a much more independent, centrist way".
I merely think that, like our fellow minority communities, the Asian and Chinese, we have a right to define ourselves in terms of our history.
But the English could do worse than celebrate him and his like if we are looking to define ourselves in a world that is again changing fast.
When Linda Rugg spoke of how "we" define ourselves in relation to the bay, who are the "we" to whom she refers?
You consider yourself an environmentalist, writing in your preface, "I believe that we define ourselves in part through our stewardship of the planet".
We can acknowledge the ugliness in the portrayal of Fagin – as well as the complexities – without feeling that the book has to be entirely defined by these questions, or that we somehow define ourselves in our reaction.
We should all have the absolute and inalienable right to define ourselves, in our own terms and in our own languages, and to be able to express our identity and perspectives without fear of consequences and retribution.
