Phyllis Schlafly

“Suppose the pay gap between men and women were magically eliminated. If that happened, simple arithmetic suggests that half of women would be unable to find what they regard as a suitable mate.”

“I believe that the worst thing the liberals did in this country was the Lyndon Johnson welfare system, which broke up millions of marriages by funneling taxpayers' money solely to the woman. That made the father and husband irrelevant.”

“Bite us once, shame on the dog; bite us repeatedly, shame on us for allowing it.”

“I went through college while working a full-time manual-labor job, and I don't regret a minute of it; it was a great learning experience.”

“Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.”

“The feminist movement taught women to see themselves as victims of an oppressive patriarchy....Self-imposed victimhood is not a recipe for happiness.”

“The feminist movement is not about success for women. It is about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want.”

“There are thousands of Ten Commandments plaques or monuments all over the country, and lawsuits to remove them have popped up in more than a dozen states.”

“I would not want to be called a feminist. The feminists don't believe in success for women and, of course, I believe that American women are the most fortunate people who ever lived on the face of the earth, can do anything they make up their minds to do.”

“It is a mystery why any Americans would support the concept of the EU.”

“I think the Con-Con issue is really diversionary. I've always been against Con-Con, from the very first the time the idea was raised. Everybody knows that.”

“How can we protect homeland security unless the government stops the invasion of illegal aliens?”

“When I had a baby, I didn't leave the second floor for six months. I nursed my babies. I was a full-time homemaker. I taught them all how to read before I let them go to school. So I gave them that care in the early life that somehow feminists have been led to believe is demeaning and is not worth the time of an educated woman.”

“The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.”

“Feminists don't honor successful women. You never hear them talking about Margaret Thatcher. Take Condoleezza Rice. She's a remarkable, successful woman. You don't hear the feminists talk about her or Carly Fiorina or Jeanne Kirkpatrick.”

“And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often choose roles that are different from men's.”

“When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.”

“Congress should pass legislation to remove from the federal courts their jurisdiction to hear these outrageous challenges to the Ten Commandments and the Pledge of Allegiance.”

“In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.”

“Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.”