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As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else.

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I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.

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It is unconscionable that 10,000 boys have died in Vietnam. If 10,000 American women had mind enough they could end the war, if they were committed to the task, even if it meant going to jail.

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Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.

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There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense.

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War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.

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What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.

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Go! Go! Go! It makes no difference where, just so you go! Go! Go! Remember, at the first opportunity, go.

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If you're against war, you're against war regardless of what happens. It's a wrong method of trying to settle a dispute.

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We have to get it into our heads once and for all that we cannot settle disputes by eliminating human beings.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: June 11th, 1880

Died: May 18th, 1973

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