I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality. – Alice Paul
That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage. – Jesse Helms
So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and Ive told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to get involved in other things, because I couldnt out-do my brothers in sports, and its a very competitive relationship. – George J. Mitchell