Men as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONMen as a general rule have very little reverence for trees.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe 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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWhen 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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONEvery truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe 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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONI am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWhatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONOut 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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONI would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.
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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONWoman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONI decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONTo 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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONOne remarkable fact stands out in the history of witchcraft; and that is, its victims were chiefly women. Scarce one wizard to a hundred witches was ever burned or tortured.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON