The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONSo long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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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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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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All men & women are created equal.
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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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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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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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To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
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Eve tasted the apple in the Garden of Eden in order to slake that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasure of picking flowers and talking to Adam could not satisfy.
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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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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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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