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Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.

Bella Abzug

There are those who say I’m impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I’m any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am — and this ought to be made very clear — I am a very serious woman.
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Decide Impatient Profane Things Thoe Uppity
This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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House Representatives
If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century – and the economy – around.
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Country Government Reality
Maybe we weren’t at the Last Supper, but we’re certainly going to be at the next one.
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Lasts Next Women
Congress is a middle-aged, middle-class, white male power structure … no wonder it’s been so totally unresponsive to the needs of this country.
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Class Country White
In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy.
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Justice Pain Passion
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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Equality Heartless Strong Women
the women’s movement, not only here in the U.S., but worldwide, is bigger and stronger than ever before and in places where it has never been. It has arms. It has legs. And most importantly, it has heads.
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Legs Movement Stronger
We need laws that protect everyone – men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion…ah, persuasion.
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Gay Law Men
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power Women
Women will not simply be mainstreamed into the polluted stream. Women are changing the stream, making it clean and green and safe for all – every gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, age, and ability.
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Age Race Women
In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President never answers directly to Congress.
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Answer Government President
Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
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Impeached Revenge Vehicle
When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
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Hats Lawyer Way
All the men on my staff can type.
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Men Staff Type
I am not elevating women to sainthood, nor am I suggesting that all women share the same views, or that all women are good and all men bad.
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Men Sainthood Views

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