"I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that."
"The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other."
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Anita Hill
Law Professor and Activist
Anita Hill is a legal scholar and women's rights advocate known for her testimony against Clarence Thomas, which sparked national conversations on sexual harassment.
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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."
"we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore."
"You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best."
"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"
"We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone."