We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONI would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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The Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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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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The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
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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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Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe -the open sesame to every soul.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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My religious superstition gave place to rational ideas based on scientific facts, and in proportion as I looked at everything from a new standpoint, I grew more happy day by day.
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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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Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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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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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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