"We were idealists. We thought that when we got the vote the whole pattern of politics would be greatly improved and would be dominated by women."

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An optimist is a person who sees only the lights in the picture, whereas a pessimist sees only the shadows. An idealist, however, is one who sees the light and the shadows, but in addition sees something else: the possibility of changing the picture, of making the lights prevail over the shadows.

— Felix Adler