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“If to believe in freedom and equality is to be a radical, then I am a radical.”

Quote by Patsy Mink

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Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink

Patsy Mink was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii. She was the first Asian American woman to serve in Congress and the first woman of color to serve on a major political party's presidential ticket. Mink was a strong advocate for civil rights, women's rights, and environmental issues. more

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“It is in these very items of knowledge which go beyond the world of senses, where experience can neither guide nor correct us, that reason carries out its investigations, which owing to their importance we consider to be far more excellent, and in their final aim far more sublime, than anything our understanding can learn in the field of appearances. Nay, we would rather dare anything, even at the risk of error, than surrender such investigations, either on ground of their precariousness or from any feeling of disdain or indifference. These unavoidable problems of pure reason itself are God, freedom, and immortality.”