Polly Toynbee

b 27 December 1946

British jornalist, columnist, and political and social commentator.

The best care on earth cannot prevent us all dying in the end.

Feminism is the most revolutionary idea there has ever been. Equality for women demands a change in the human psyche more profound then anything Marx dreamed of. It means valuing parenthood as much as we value banking.

Guardian, 19 Jan 1987

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