The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers - a great pity, on both counts. It is not too late to complete the work they left undone. Today, here, we should start to do so.
Shirley ChisholmDefeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.
Shirley ChisholmI stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I'm not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman, and I'm equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or fat cats or special interests... I am the candidate of the people...
Shirley ChisholmIโd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. Thatโs how Iโd like to be remembered.
Shirley Chisholm