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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 more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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Our ‘pathway’ is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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What will we and our daughters suffer if these degraded black men are allowed to have the rights that would make them even worse than our Saxon fathers?
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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God, in His wisdom, has so linked the whole human family together that any violence done at one end of the chain is felt throughout its length.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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?
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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I think if women would indulge more freely in vituperation, they would enjoy ten times the health they do. It seems to me they are suffering from repression.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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?
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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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.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

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