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?
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONLove 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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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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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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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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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman.
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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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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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A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.
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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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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
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All men & women are created equal.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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