Hillary Clinton Quotes

For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.

We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization.

I feel like a feminist is gender equality.

I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion.

Women shall be treated with all the regard due to their sex and shall in all cases benefit by treatment as favourable as that granted to men

Women will be no longer made the slaves of, or dependent upon men ... They will be equal in education, rights, privileges and personal liberty.

A new democracy cannot be built on the persecution of women.

I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit us to stand upright on that ground which God designed us to occupy.

Never, till woman stands side by side with man, his equal in the eye of the law as well as the Creator, will the high destiny of the race be accomplished.

Democracy doesn't automatically safeguard women and minorities.

Outside of America, there are many people, myself included, who champion values that in some senses could be thought of as traditionally American: The idea that everybody is equal; the idea that the rights of women and men should be the same.

A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

Gender equality is not only an issue for women and girls.

I want to make sure in every song we write that women are given power.

I want to live in a Britain where there is a shared belief in freedom and democracy, and equal rights for men and women.

I support women. I think we should be treated equal, all of that stuff.

We know that the only way to achieve equality is if both men and women want to achieve equality. We also know that equality is not just the right thing to do for men, it is a good thing to do.

A feminist is a person who answers 'yes' to the question 'Are women human?' Feminism is not about whether women are better than, worse than or identical with men...It's about justice, fairness, and access to the broad range of human experience.

Indonesia, women are absolutely 100 percent equal to men

one sex of voice in public matters, and that we could in no way so increase the attention , the intelligence and the devotion which may be brought to the solution of social problems as by enfranchising our women .

The idea of being a feminist-so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex-but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity. I hope [Girls] contributes to a continuance of feminist dialogue

Freedom from discrimination for women, ensuring that female children can learn to read, these are human needs for half the human race, not western values.

Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they were ready to fight for their own human rights. Our militant movement was established.