The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTONThe memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.
More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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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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The heyday of woman’s life is the shady side of fifty.
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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
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The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.
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Religious superstitions more than all other influences put together cripple & enslave woman, but so long as women themselves do not see it & hug their chains, we have a great educational work to do.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.
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Words cannot describe the indignation a proud woman feels for her sex in disfranchisement.
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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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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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Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens.
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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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We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman.
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Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient hands that oft in weariness spread our tables and prepare our daily food. For humanity’s sake, Amen.
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It is the inalienable right of all to be happy.
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