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Bella Abzug

I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business.
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Business Country Real
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
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
This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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House Representatives
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power Women
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
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Littles Made Men
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
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
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
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
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
She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism and that saves billions of dollars a year by underpaying women and using them as a reserve cheap labor supply
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Challenges Dollars Years
I’ve been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy.
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Men Mother Names
All the men on my staff can type.
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Men Staff Type
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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Equality Heartless Strong Women
Abortion doesn’t belong in the political arena. It’s a private right, like many other rights concerning the family.
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Abortion Political Rights

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