"I kept quiet for eight years. I did not want to hurt the church"
- Jessica Hahn
About this Quote
Jessica Hahn's quote speaks with the power of the church and the problem of speaking up versus it. She was likely describing the sexual attack she experienced at the hands of a church leader in the 1980s. By keeping peaceful for 8 years, she was likely attempting to safeguard the church from any negative promotion or scandal that could have resulted from her speaking up. She was likely also attempting to safeguard herself from any possible backlash or criticism she could have faced for speaking out. Her quote talks to the power of the church and the difficulty of speaking out against it, even when it is the right thing to do. It likewise speaks with the nerve it takes to speak up versus an institution that has so much power and influence.
This quote is written / told by Jessica Hahn somewhere between July 7, 1959 and today. He/she was a famous Celebrity from USA.
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