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What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Oklahoma
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I have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them.
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I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.
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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
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If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.
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We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
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I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.
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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.
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I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.
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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.
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My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about
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Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.
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Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.
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But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities
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Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself
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I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.
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I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant
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The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.
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The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life
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