Political Organizations Are Formed To Keep The

I Stand Before You Today As A Candidate For The Democratic Nomination For The Presidency Of The United States. I Am Not The Candidate Of Black America, Although I Am Black And Proud. I'm Not The Candidate Of The Women's Movement Of This Country, Although I Am A Woman, And I'm Equally Proud Of That. I Am Not The Candidate Of Any Political Bosses Or Fat Cats Or Special Interests... I Am The Candidate Of The People...

The Emotional, Sexual, And Psychological Stereotyping Of Females Begins When The Doctor Says, 'it's A Girl.'

There Is A Good Deal Of Evidence That The United States Is Moving To The Right, And That The Main Force Behind The Movement Is A Resurgence, In A New Form, Of Racial Prejudice.

I Was The First American Citizen To Be Elected To Congress In Spite Of The Double Drawbacks Of Being Female And Having Skin Darkened By Melanin. When You Put It That Way, It Sounds Like A Foolish Reason For Fame. In A Just And Free Society It Would Be Foolish. That I Am A National Figure Because I Was The First Person In 192 Years To Be At Once A Congressman, Black And A Woman Proves, I Think, That Our Society Is Not Yet Either Just Or Free.

My God, What Do We Want? What Does Any Human Being Want?