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I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.

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In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
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The likeness we bear to Jesus is more essential than our notions of him.
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The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.
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I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.
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It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.
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Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.
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Let our lives be in accordiance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles
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