When I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the twentieth century and who dared to be a catalyst of change. I don't want to be remembered as the first black woman who went to Congress. And I don't even want to be remembered as the first woman who happened to be black to make a bid for the Presidency I want to be remembered as a woman who fought for change in the twentieth century. That's what I want.
Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws -… - Shirley Chisholm
Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws -…
- Shirley Chisholm
The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no foundi… - Shirley Chisholm
The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no foundi…
America has the laws and the material resources it takes to insure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity. - Shirley Chisholm
America has the laws and the material resources it takes to insure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity.
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. - Shirley Chisholm
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. - Shirley Chisholm
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.
When I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the twentieth century and who dared to be a catalyst of change. I don't want to be rememb… - Shirley Chisholm
When I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the twentieth century and who dared to be a catalyst of change. I don't want to be rememb…
Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth. - Shirley Chisholm
Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.
I have never cared too much what people say. What I am interested in is what they do. - Shirley Chisholm
I have never cared too much what people say. What I am interested in is what they do.
Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting. - Shirley Chisholm
Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.
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