I think if women would indulge more freely in vituperation, they would enjoy ten times the health they do. It seems to me they are suffering from repression.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONAll 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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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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The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.
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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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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
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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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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
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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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Among the clergy we find our most violent enemies, those most opposed to any change in woman’s position.
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The new religion will teach the dignity of human nature and its infinite possibilities for development. It will teach the solidarity of the race: that all must rise and fall as one. Its creed will be justice, liberty, equality for all the children of earth.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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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 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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