If We Have To Use Force, It

The Reason I Made Women's Issues Central To American Foreign Policy, Was Not Because I Was A Feminist, But Because We Know That Societies Are More Stable If Women Are Politically And Economically Empowered.

If You Look At My Life, Generally, I've Been Put In Situations Which Were Difficult And Which I Conquered.

I Got Married Three Days After Graduation, And The First Thing I Did What I Was Expected To Do Which Was To Work On A Small Newspaper. So We Were In Chicago Where My Husband Worked For The Chicago Sun-times And We Were Having Dinner With His Editor And He Said 'so What Are You 'gonna Do Honey?' And I Said 'i'm Going To Work On A Newspaper', And He Said 'i Don't Think So", Because Newspaper Guild Regulations Said That I Couldn't Work On The Same Newspaper As My Husband.

You Can't Just Think That You Will Get A Job For No Good Reason... And I Think That The Other Part Is You Have To Work Your Way Up, You Know I Did A Lot Of Xeroxing And Getting Coffee...i Always Did What I Was Asked To Do. I Delivered. People Knew That I Would Get Things Done And Get Them Done Well. And That Is A Big Part Of Our Resumes, Are Based On Being Responsible And Being Willing To Do What Needed To Be Done.

But I Think There Are Some Who Believe They Are Actually Protecting Women, You Know, And That It Is Better For Women To Be Taken Care Of. I Think Women Want To Take Care Of Themselves, And I Think Having A Voice In How That Is Done Is Very Important. And Frankly, I Don’t Understand — I Mean, I’m Obviously A Card-carrying Democrat — But I Can’t Understand Why Any Woman Would Want To Vote For Mitt Romney, Except Maybe Mrs. Romney.