[On women’s role in the home:] Every wife, mother and housekeeper feels at present that there is some screw loose in the household situation.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONAll 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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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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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 prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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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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Men as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
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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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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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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 and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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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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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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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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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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