Might it not be that a great force that has always been thinking in terms of human needs, and that always will think in terms of human needs, has not been mobilized? Is it not possible that the women of the country have something of value to give the nation at this time? Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
Bribes are not offered in such a way that you can prove them, and in order to prove that I didn’t accept a bribe, I had to run. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
The most important accomplishment, I believe, was my voting against the First World War. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
Go! Go! Go! It makes no difference where, just so you go! Go! Go! Remember, at the first opportunity, go. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
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. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
How can people in other countries who are trying to grasp our plan of democracy avoid stumbling over our logic when we deny the first steps in democracy to our women? Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
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. Jeannette Rankin Read Quote
