Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONLove is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe -the open sesame to every soul.
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The Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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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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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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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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God, in His wisdom, has so linked the whole human family together that any violence done at one end of the chain is felt throughout its length.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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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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Religious superstitions more than all other influences put together cripple & enslave woman, but so long as women themselves do not see it & hug their chains, we have a great educational work to do.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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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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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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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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All men & women are created equal.
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