I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

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

To be free you must afford freedom to your neighbor, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin, and that sometimes, for some, is very difficult.

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.

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

Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.

There is no danger is letting people have their say. ... There is a danger when you try to stop them from saying it.