Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONA woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Oh, the shortcomings and inconsistency of the average human being, especially when this human being is a man trying to manage women’s affairs!
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You may go over the world and you will find that every form of religion which has breathed upon this earth has degraded woman.
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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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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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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
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The Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe -the open sesame to every soul.
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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
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A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.
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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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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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