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.

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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. - Shirley Chisholm

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