I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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I shall not grow conservative with age.
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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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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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All men & women are created equal.
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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 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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The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.
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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?
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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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When 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.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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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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You may go over the world and you will find that every form of religion which has breathed upon this earth has degraded woman.
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