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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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In her present ignorance, woman’s religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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Men as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
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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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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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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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The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.
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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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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
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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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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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