To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWoman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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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 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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Men as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
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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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Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
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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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To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry.
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[On women’s role in the home:] Every wife, mother and housekeeper feels at present that there is some screw loose in the household situation.
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Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
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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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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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If the Bible teaches the equality of women, why does the church refuse to ordain women to preach the gospel, to fill the offices of deacons and elders, and to administer the Sacraments…?
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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