So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWe hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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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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Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working order, they make opportunities for its illustration as often as possible.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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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 desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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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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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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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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Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
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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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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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