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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.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The best protection any woman can have… is courage.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
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You who have read the history of nations, from Moses down to our last election, where have you ever seen one class looking after the interests of another?
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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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Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
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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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One remarkable fact stands out in the history of witchcraft; and that is, its victims were chiefly women. Scarce one wizard to a hundred witches was ever burned or tortured.
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Social science affirms that a woman’s place in society marks the level of civilization.
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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
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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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Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
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A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
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While women were tortured, drowned and burned by the thousands, scarce one wizard to a hundred was ever condemned … The same distinction of sex appears in our own day. One code of morals for men, another for women.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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 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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When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
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