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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThough 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.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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God, in His wisdom, has so linked the whole human family together that any violence done at one end of the chain is felt throughout its length.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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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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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
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The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman.
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Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
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The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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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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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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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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All men & women are created equal.
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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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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 history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.
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