Religious superstitions more than all other influences put together cripple & enslave woman, but so long as women themselves do not see it & hug their chains, we have a great educational work to do.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONEvery truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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The Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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Strike the words “white male” from all your constitutions, and then, with fair sailing, let us sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish together.
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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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Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
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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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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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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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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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