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We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.

Bella Abzug

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
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Changing Nature Power 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
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
Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.
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Justice Memorable Struggle
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
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Littles Made Men
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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Equality Heartless Strong Women
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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Inspirational Motivational Women
All the men on my staff can type.
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Men Staff Type
Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race.
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Apologizing Half Race
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
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
We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.
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Done Feminism World
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
Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
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Impeached Revenge Vehicle

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