Madeleine M. Kunin
Madeleine M. Kunin
Madeleine May Kuninis an American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth28 September 1933
CountryUnited States of America
Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris.
When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.
We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
To equate a corporation with a person is a travesty of justice.
The Republican agenda is, and always has been, to repeal Roe v. Wade, and at the very least, erode it to the greatest extent possible.
Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.
Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.
'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.
Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.
Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.
A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.
Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with one's own compass.