Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe Bible contains some of the most sublime passages in English literature, but is also full of contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.
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Woman’s discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.
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Eve tasted the apple in the Garden of Eden in order to slake that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasure of picking flowers and talking to Adam could not satisfy.
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The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
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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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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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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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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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The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
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Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world.
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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
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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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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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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
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