Patricia Ireland Quotes
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Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety.
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I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.
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Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality…
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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…
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And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no…
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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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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…
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I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of…
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Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.
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When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who…
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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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,…
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I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending…
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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their…
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All of us knew he was a snake when we voted for him
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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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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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The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is…
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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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Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is.
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