Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONCome, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
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The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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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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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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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient hands that oft in weariness spread our tables and prepare our daily food. For humanity’s sake, Amen.
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The bible teaches that women brought sin and death into the world. I don’t believe that any man ever talked with god. The bible was written by man out of his love of domination.
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One 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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Words cannot describe the indignation a proud woman feels for her sex in disfranchisement.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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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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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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