The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats, and you will get all they have.

I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way - stay out.

We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it.