I prefer the word 'homemaker' because 'housewife' always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.

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I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my...

I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my...

The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the...

The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the...

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant...

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant...

All of the men on my staff can type.

All of the men on my staff can type.

We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.

We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.

The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.

The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.

She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism...

She (a woman politician) will be challenging a system that is still wedded to militarism...

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to...

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put...

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put...

Politicians say they're beefing up our economy. Most don't know beef from pork.

Politicians say they're beefing up our economy. Most don't know beef from pork.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel...

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel...

You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and...

You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to...

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to...

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics,...

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics,...

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

My objection to Liberalism is this -- that it is the introduction into the practical...

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.