Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes
One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.
Topics
Accountability
Action
Life
Proactivity
Protection
Autonomy
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Passivity
Self-Determination
Self-Reliance
Active Engagement
Individual Accountability
Personal Autonomy
Proactive Living
Self-Accountability
Self-Directedness
Self-Ownership
Self-agency
Taking Charge of One's Life
Self-empowerment
Life Control
Citations
Kunin, Madeleine M. Living a Political Life. Alfred A. Knopf, 1994, p. 4.
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Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is a Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.