We're half the people; we should be half the Congress.

What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else.

The greatest threat to peace is the barrage of rightist propaganda portraying war as decent, honorable, and patriotic.

We're half the people; we should be half the Congress.

I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.

I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.