I shall not grow conservative with age.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONSurely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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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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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.
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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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The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman.
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Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
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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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The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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Though motherhood is the most important of all the professions – requiring more knowledge than any other department in human affairs – there was no attention given to preparation for this office.
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Words cannot describe the indignation a proud woman feels for her sex in disfranchisement.
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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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