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 STANTONThe 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working order, they make opportunities for its illustration as often as possible.
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Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
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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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If the Bible teaches the equality of women, why does the church refuse to ordain women to preach the gospel, to fill the offices of deacons and elders, and to administer the Sacraments…?
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Nature, like a loving mother, is ever trying to keep land and sea, mountain and valley, each in its place, to hush the angry winds and waves, balance the extremes of heat and cold, of rain and drought, that peace, harmony and beauty may reign supreme.
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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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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
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Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
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I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
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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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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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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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