Jeannette Rankin

“It will be hard to convince people that their welfare is safe in the hands of a federal government when they feel themselves the victims of unjust sectional discrimination.”

“If they are going to have war, they ought to take the old men and leave the young to propagate the race.”

“What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.”

“It is unconscionable that 10,000 boys have died in Vietnam. If 10,000 American women had mind enough they could end the war, if they were committed to the task, even if it meant going to jail.”

“If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.”