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" Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers. "

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" We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100 friends and family, and within a week we had 100,000 people sign the petition. "

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" It is time for us to focus on the issues that bring us together as a nation. Supporting parents' capacity to raise their children with the love and resources they need is simply the right thing to do. "

" Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement. "

" Moveon is not a one-way broadcast media. The Internet, when used best, is a two-way media. We have a forum in which people can post comments and those comments can be rated. We get a sense of what people feel most passionately about. "

" I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion. "

" We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better. "

" Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail. "

" I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country. "

" People think of us as an information distributor because that's how they relate to the Internet. But most of the time people already have pretty well established opinions. "

" I'm a mediator by training and inclination. "

" I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions. "

" What we do is not going to be successful unless our members care about it. "

" When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff. "

" We are mortgaging our future. "

" We aim to express the passion of our members in something actionable that we can all in fact do. "

" What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit? "

" Most jobs today are still structured the same way they were 50 years ago, when most families had someone who could stay at home. "

" When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to support candidates who will. "

" The purpose of The Motherhood Manifesto is mothers really need to be given the ability to parent. "

" A book reaches a different crowd of people. There are 50 different stories of very different individuals participating in their communities either locally or nationally in meaningful ways. "