The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONOne remarkable fact stands out in the history of witchcraft; and that is, its victims were chiefly women. Scarce one wizard to a hundred witches was ever burned or tortured.
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All men & women are created equal.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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Words cannot describe the indignation a proud woman feels for her sex in disfranchisement.
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Womanhood is the great fact in her life; wifehood and motherhood are but incidental relations.
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All 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.
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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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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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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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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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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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The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
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Men as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Though motherhood is the most important of all the professions – requiring more knowledge than any other department in human affairs – there was no attention given to preparation for this office.
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