The greatest insult came at the marriage ceremony when the minister asked 'who giveth this woman,' and some brother, or father or other man, unblushingly said he did, as though it were entirely a commercial transaction between men.

War is a crime committed by men and, therefore, when enough people say it shall not be, it cannot be.

The greatest insult came at the marriage ceremony when the minister asked 'who giveth this woman,' and some brother, or father or other man, unblushingly said he did, as though it were entirely a commercial transaction between men.

I saw what could be done with words, for I had a vision of a new world as I talked.

The good is the greatest rival of the best.

the grief that can be turned into words soon heals.

I am a believer in women, in their ability to do things and in their influence and power. Women set the standards for the world, and it is for us, women in Canada, to set the standards high.