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Anita Hill
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“It would have been more comfortable to remain silent. I took no initiative to inform anyone. But when I was asked by a representative of this committee to report my experience, I felt that I had to tell the truth. I could not keep silent.”
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“He said that if I ever told anyone of his behavior it would ruin his career.”
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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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“I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.”
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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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“... calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.”
Anita Hill, U.S. lawyer, educator
(1956)
Full name: Anita Faye Hill.