Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONBecause man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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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 Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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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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In her present ignorance, woman’s religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete.
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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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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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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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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 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.
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