Our struggle was political, ideological and economic, and we felt we couldn't make something of ourselves unless we bettered society. We saw the two together. Bella Abzug More Quotes by Bella Abzug More Quotes From Bella Abzug We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it. Bella Abzug feminismdoneworld We need laws that protect everyone - men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion...ah, persuasion. Bella Abzug gaylawmen We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room. Bella Abzug womenmotivationalinspirational All the men on my staff can type. Bella Abzug staffhe-manmen Abortion doesn't belong in the political arena. It's a private right, like many other rights concerning the family. Bella Abzug abortionpoliticalrights This woman's place is in the House - the House of Representatives. Bella Abzug house-of-representativesrepresentativeshouse I always had a decent sense of outrage. Bella Abzug outragedecent I am not elevating women to sainthood, nor am I suggesting that all women share the same views, or that all women are good and all men bad. Bella Abzug sainthoodviewsmen I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business. Bella Abzug businessrealcountry Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge. Bella Abzug revenge The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened. Bella Abzug madelittlesmen When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously. Bella Abzug hatslawyerway I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure. Bella Abzug beatdaypoliticalpower Imperfect though it may be, the Beijing Platform for Action is the strongest statement of consensus on women's equality, empowerment and justice ever produced by governments. Bella Abzug equalitywomenactionjustice We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded to the policies of the past. We didn't craft them. They didn't let us. Bella Abzug womenpoliticsnaturechange All of the men on my staff can type. Bella Abzug stafftypemen I am not a centrist. Bella Abzug centristami-am I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession. Bella Abzug runprofessionpoliticianoffice A woman's place is in the house - the House of Representatives. Bella Abzug womanplacerepresentativeshouse When I first became a lawyer, only 2% of the bar was women. People would always think I was a secretary. In those days, professional women in the business world wore hats. So I started wearing hats. Bella Abzug womenlawyerbusinesspeople
