While women were tortured, drowned and burned by the thousands, scarce one wizard to a hundred was ever condemned … The same distinction of sex appears in our own day. One code of morals for men, another for women.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONSurely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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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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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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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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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
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Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world.
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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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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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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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I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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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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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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