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What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not necessarily for me, but in this particular forum they mattered in terms of whether of not we were getting a person who should sit on the Supreme Court.

~Anita Hill

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I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.

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It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

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But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities.

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Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself.

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I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.

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Topics: Active Am Becoming Came First First Time Made Meant Men Part People Political Proud Reality Really Scene Senate Terms Think Time Two Up Way Whatever Women I Think I Am

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I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

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If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.

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What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it.

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One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.

~Anita Hill

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Celebrity

Born: July 30th, 1956

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