I believe in active citizenship, for men and women equally, as a simple matter of right and justice. I believe we will have better government in all of our countries when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their different areas of experience and their common concern for the welfare of their families and their world.

If we do not pay for children in good schools, then we are going to pay for them in prisons and mental hospitals.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted

I was perfectly certain that I had nothing to offer of an individual nature and that my only chance of doing my duty as the wife of a public official was to do exactly as the majority of women were doing.

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want... for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion.