Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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Strike the words “white male” from all your constitutions, and then, with fair sailing, let us sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish together.
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Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
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Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
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The first step in the elevation of women under all systems of religion is to convince them that the great Spirit of the Universe is in no way responsible for any of these absurdities.
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.
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The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward 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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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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