Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONSocial science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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There must be a remedy even for such a crying evil as this [abortion]. But where shall it be found, at least where begin, if not in the complete enfranchisement and elevation of women?
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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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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Out of the doctrine of original sin grew the crimes and miseries of asceticism, celibacy and witchcraft; woman becoming the helpless victim of all these delusions.
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I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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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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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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All men & women are created equal.
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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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We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman.
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Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world.
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