Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONHeavenly 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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[On women’s role in the home:] Every wife, mother and housekeeper feels at present that there is some screw loose in the household situation.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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You who have read the history of nations, from Moses down to our last election, where have you ever seen one class looking after the interests of another?
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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 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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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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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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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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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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When women can support themselves, have entry to all the trades and professions, with a house of their own over their heads and a bank account, they will own their bodies and be dictators in the social realm.
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Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
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The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.
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Among the clergy we find our most violent enemies, those most opposed to any change in woman’s position.
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