A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.
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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With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
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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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I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well.
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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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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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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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Womanhood is the great fact in her life; wifehood and motherhood are but incidental relations.
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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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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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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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In her present ignorance, woman’s religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete.
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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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So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.
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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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