In her present ignorance, woman’s religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWhatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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Words cannot describe the indignation a proud woman feels for her sex in disfranchisement.
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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
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My religious superstition gave place to rational ideas based on scientific facts, and in proportion as I looked at everything from a new standpoint, I grew more happy day by day.
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You may go over the world and you will find that every form of religion which has breathed upon this earth has degraded woman.
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When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
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Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world.
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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