Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONNothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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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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I think if women would indulge more freely in vituperation, they would enjoy ten times the health they do. It seems to me they are suffering from repression.
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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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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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The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman.
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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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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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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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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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