“They wanted to humiliate me into silence. But that was the moment I found my voice.”
— Alexandre Dumas
Inspired by Boudica's revolt in Roman Britain, 60-61 CE, after the flogging of Boudica and the assault on her daughters, as told by Tacitus and Cassius Dio.
When they flogged me in Britain and violated my daughters, I felt shame, rage, and a grief so hot it left no room for fear. Maybe someone has tried to shrink you with pain too. Listen to me now. The moment they try to silence you may be the moment your true voice begins.