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Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Anne "Gerry" Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives. In 1984, she was the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party.

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Leaders can be moral-and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others.

Imposing, Leader, Leaders, Morality, Self Control

By choosing a woman to run for your nation's second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement.

Choosing, Doors, Office, Powerful, Run, Running

The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents.

Blessing, Country, Hard, Hard Work, Promise, Rules

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.

Debate, Enjoyed, Floor, Same, Way

I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.

Cutting, Opportunity, Research, Camper, Happy

politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

Game, Games, Getting High, National, Politics, Tactics

Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells.

Cancer, Cells, Healthy, Thing

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.

Advance, Ask Me, Cause, Causes, Knows, Question

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

Aggravation, Elected, Lawyer, Trial, Trials

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

Gone, Survivor, Terrible

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.

Country, Happens, Man, Men, Position, White Man

Personal religious convictions have no place in political campaigns or in dictating public policy.

Atheism, Place, Political, Religious

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

Differences, Government, Religious, Role

I knew what leukemia and lymphoma were, but I had never heard of multiple myeloma.

Heard, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple

President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.

One Liner, President, President Reagan, Terrific

I do believe in the power of prayer.

Believe, Power, Prayer

And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.

Cutting, Gone, Grandmother, Military, Spending, Worry

Throwing Ronald Reagan out of office at the height of his popularity, with inflation and interest rates down, the economy moving and the country at peace, would have required God on the ticket and She was not available!

Country, Moving, Office, Peace, Ticket

The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper.

Married, Jack The Ripper, Knows, Entitled, Ripper

Some leaders are born women.

Born, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Political, Women

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