To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONOur ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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Oh, the shortcomings and inconsistency of the average human being, especially when this human being is a man trying to manage women’s affairs!
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.
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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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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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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage by both precept and example.
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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 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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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working order, they make opportunities for its illustration as often as possible.
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I think if women would indulge more freely in vituperation, they would enjoy ten times the health they do. It seems to me they are suffering from repression.
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