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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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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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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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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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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Nature, like a loving mother, is ever trying to keep land and sea, mountain and valley, each in its place, to hush the angry winds and waves, balance the extremes of heat and cold, of rain and drought, that peace, harmony and beauty may reign supreme.
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All men & women are created equal.
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Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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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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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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My religious superstition gave place to rational ideas based on scientific facts, and in proportion as I looked at everything from a new standpoint, I grew more happy day by day.
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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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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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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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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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Womanhood is the great fact in her life; wifehood and motherhood are but incidental relations.
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