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I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

— Shirley Chisholm Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

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Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, 'It's a girl.'

Anthology : Quotations and Sayings of People of Color (1973)

We must reject the thought of Saint Paul who said, “let the woman marry in silence."

Speech (1972)

The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers — a great pity, on both counts.

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