The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONEve tasted the apple in the Garden of Eden in order to slake that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasure of picking flowers and talking to Adam could not satisfy.
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Out of the doctrine of original sin grew the crimes and miseries of asceticism, celibacy and witchcraft; woman becoming the helpless victim of all these delusions.
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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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All men & women are created equal.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
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Eve tasted the apple in the Garden of Eden in order to slake that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasure of picking flowers and talking to Adam could not satisfy.
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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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The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
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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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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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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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