Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
BELLA ABZUGNever go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race.
More Bella Abzug Quotes
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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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When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
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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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We need laws that protect everyone – men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion…ah, persuasion.
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Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race.
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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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I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.
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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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We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.
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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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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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All the men on my staff can type.
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I always had a decent sense of outrage.
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This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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