Quote by Gloria Steinem: “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”

Confronting an uncomfortable truth is rarely pleasant — it disrupts what you thought you knew, challenges your comfort, and can feel like an attack. But that discomfort is part of the process of genuine liberation. Being angry at the truth is often the first sign you are actually absorbing it.

Steinem said this in various speeches and writings during the 1970s women's liberation movement. The phrase adapts a biblical line and became a rallying slogan in feminist circles, where confronting social truths about gender inequality required accepting that the world was not as many people had believed.

American feminist activist and journalist who co-founded Ms. magazine in 1972 and became one of the most recognisable figures of the women's liberation movement in the United States. She has written extensively on feminism, politics, and the connections between personal and political life.