Who said "I knew that the only way to do this was to fight back."?

This quote is attributed to Edith Windsor.

I knew that the only way to do this was to fight back. - Edith Windsor

"I knew that the only way to do this was to fight back."

Edith Windsor Courage

Civil Rights Activist, Plaintiff American 1929–2017

"I was married for 44 years. I should have been married for 44 more."

"Why should I take back the loss of the gay marriage case? I didn't lose anything."

"I am still married to Thea in my heart."

"What we're trying to do is basically restore me and Thea's marriage to the status that we think it should have always had."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."