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 STANTONThe prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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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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All men & women are created equal.
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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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The new religion will teach the dignity of human nature and its infinite possibilities for development. It will teach the solidarity of the race: that all must rise and fall as one. Its creed will be justice, liberty, equality for all the children of earth.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one’s self- sovereignty.
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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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Womanhood is the great fact in her life; wifehood and motherhood are but incidental relations.
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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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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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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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