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The great lesson that nature seems to teach us at all ages is self-dependence, self-protection, self-support. In the hours of our keenest sufferings all are thrown wholly on themselves for consolation.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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?
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

Beginning Complete Cry Death Evil Woman
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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Attitude History Marriage Men Past Religion
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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Atheist Book Lesson Motivational Nature Religion Teaching
Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
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Government Inspirational Man Nation Safety Women
The bible teaches that women brought sin and death into the world. I don’t believe that any man ever talked with god. The bible was written by man out of his love of domination.
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Believe Death Domination God Love Men Religion Sin Teaching World
The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
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Mom Role Sacrifice Wife Woman
I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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Literature Myself Regard Woman
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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Freedom Greatness Hope Ignorance Justice Noble Principle Religion Wrong
The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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Complete Smooth Surface
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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Children Ourselves Woman
Strike the words “white male” from all your constitutions, and then, with fair sailing, let us sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish together.
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Constitution Death Live Man Survive Togetherness White
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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Attention Human Important Knowledge Mom Preparation Professional
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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Crime Growth Help Illusion Misery Original Sin Victim Woman
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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Empowerment Greatness Mad Religion Responsibility Spirit Woman
Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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Human Logic Lose
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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