I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.

One distressing thing is the way men react to women who assert their equality: their ultimate weapon is to call them unfeminine. They think she is anti-male; they even whisper that she's probably a lesbian.

We have been so patient and loyal ... and what has it gotten us? We want our full share now.

Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater number whose instinct is to make a deal before they make a decision.

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.

Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws - to perpetuate injustice through inaction.