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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.

Bella Abzug

The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
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Littles Made Men
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
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
Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
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Impeached Revenge Vehicle
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
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power 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
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
They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society as every other individual.
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Individuality Promise Suffering
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
Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race.
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Apologizing Half Race
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.
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Jobs Memorable Women
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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Inspirational Motivational Women
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
I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee.
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Coffee Identity Meeting Someone

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