The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONEvery truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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If the Bible teaches the equality of women, why does the church refuse to ordain women to preach the gospel, to fill the offices of deacons and elders, and to administer the Sacraments…?
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient hands that oft in weariness spread our tables and prepare our daily food. For humanity’s sake, Amen.
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When women can support themselves, have entry to all the trades and professions, with a house of their own over their heads and a bank account, they will own their bodies and be dictators in the social realm.
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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.
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The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
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You who have read the history of nations, from Moses down to our last election, where have you ever seen one class looking after the interests of another?
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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
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We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman.
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One remarkable fact stands out in the history of witchcraft; and that is, its victims were chiefly women. Scarce one wizard to a hundred witches was ever burned or tortured.
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The bible teaches that women brought sin and death into the world. I don’t believe that any man ever talked with god. The bible was written by man out of his love of domination.
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The new religion will teach the dignity of human nature and its infinite possibilities for development. It will teach the solidarity of the race: that all must rise and fall as one. Its creed will be justice, liberty, equality for all the children of earth.
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In her present ignorance, woman’s religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete.
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The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.
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Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
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Nature, like a loving mother, is ever trying to keep land and sea, mountain and valley, each in its place, to hush the angry winds and waves, balance the extremes of heat and cold, of rain and drought, that peace, harmony and beauty may reign supreme.
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Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
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Among the clergy we find our most violent enemies, those most opposed to any change in woman’s position.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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