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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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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
Attorney
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Lawyer
Professor
Lone Tree
Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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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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I see myself as an educator.
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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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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
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We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.
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Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.
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I became the messenger who had to be killed
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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 did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.
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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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