Political Quotes

“last week I, and three of my colleagues, attended the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women. As Conference Secretary-General Gertrude Mongella of Tanzania said, ``The problems (of women) are not different from country to country. They only differ in intensity.'' And she is exactly right. Women the world over are concerned about the prevalence of violence in their lives, the quality of their children's schooling, the challenges of pregnancy and childbirth, and economic security for themselves and their families. This conference presents an important opportunity to strengthen the world's families, to increase the numbers of women in decisionmaking positions in government and business, and to ensure access for girls and women to education and health care. This conference is not about adding genders, redefining families, denigrating motherhood, or tearing down capitalism. And it is certainly not about ignoring China's dismal record on human rights--if anything, the conference has focused the world's attention on the terror the Chinese people, particularly women, suffer day in and day out. Mrs. Clinton clearly spoke to this issue when she addressed the conference. She stressed that women's rights are human rights, that human rights are women's rights. I submit her entire speech for the Record. As the conference concludes this week, let us put the words of the Platform for Action into action, let's turn the rhetoric into words.”