Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win.
Patricia IrelandMost of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.
Patricia IrelandWe have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the violence clear, that the violence we experience in our own homes is not a personal family matter, it's a public and political problem. It's a way that women are kept in line, kept in our places.
Patricia IrelandIs a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is.
Patricia Ireland