American - Activist | October 19, 1945 -
Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.
Patricia Ireland
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Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.
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Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream.
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I know that Bush, for political reasons, is going to nominate a minority, a Hispanic man or someone where it will be harder for people on the progressive side to oppose and split some of the traditionally progressive or democratic constituents.
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Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.
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Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.
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There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.
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We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong.
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I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President.
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