I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the … - Shirley Chisholm

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You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.

Shirley Chisholm

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo… to give a voice to the people the major candidates were ignoring. What I hope most is that now there will be others who will feel themselves as capable of running for high political office as any wealthy, good-looking white male.

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