men never would share power with women willingly. If we wanted it, we would have to take it.

Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.

I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events.

You cannot barter security for freedom, or freedom for security.

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.

The first step toward liberation of any group is to use the power in hand... And the power in hand is the vote.