Jeanette Rankin

If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

#had #i #life #live #my life

Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

#hands #left #like #make #men

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

— Jeanette Rankin

#democracy #race #save #small #use

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

— Jeanette Rankin

#else #go #i #refuse #send

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

— Jeanette Rankin

#country #i #stand #vote #want

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. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

#american women #committed #could #died #end

Killing more people won't help matters. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

#killing #matters #more #more people #people

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

— Jeanette Rankin

#common #common sense #compromise #controlled #decency

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

— Jeanette Rankin

#human #human beings #large #possible #regarded

We're half the people; we should be half the Congress. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

#half #people #should