# Quote — Gloria Steinem, Revolution from Within

> I’ve learned from these events that self-esteem plays as much a part in the destiny of nations as it does in the lives of individuals; that self-hatred leads to the need either to dominate or to be dominated; that citizens who refuse to obey anything but their own conscience can transform their countries; in short, that self-esteem is the basis of any real democracy.

- Author: [Gloria Steinem](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gloria-steinem.md)
- Book: [Revolution from Within](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gloria-steinem/revolution-from-within.md)
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## More from this book

> I think we each come out of the womb with some unique way of looking at the world and if we don't express it, we loose faith in ourselves.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gloria-steinem/revolution-from-within/i-think-we-each.md)

> Like the spider spinning its web, we create much of the outer world from within ourselves. The universe is a joint product of the observer and the observed.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gloria-steinem/revolution-from-within/like-the-spider.md)

> Citizens who refuse to obey anything but their own conscience can transform countries, it is the basis of any real democracy.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gloria-steinem/revolution-from-within/citizens-who-refuse.md)