I was thrown into the ...

I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with that of divorce.
 Emma Bonino

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A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.
 Emma Bonino
My mother was a regular church-goer and was very tolerant.
 Emma Bonino
My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.
 Emma Bonino
The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that.
 Emma Bonino
Women movements would form among the factory workers, a great mobilisation that destroyed the old models.
 Emma Bonino