Quotes from Bernadine Dohrn

Even in my most inflamed moment I never supported a racist mass murderer.

The '60s are presented to kids today as a commodity.

I don't come from a privileged background.

There are plenty of mothers who should not be allowed to raise their children.

I was shocked at the anger toward me.

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

I'm so unhappy with electoral politics that I switched to sports radio.

I was shocked at the anger toward me.

I felt grand juries were illegal and coercive.

I think that there is a lot going on with young people today.

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

You can't win for losing. Either you fulfill their stereotype of being a radical 60's person or you've sold out. In fact, of course, millions of people who were active in the 60's are doing work on issues that try to reflect their values.

I just feel that I don't agree with sensationalized versions of history or me. Any version that's sensationalized.