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I don’t read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can’t see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter!

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Where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.
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Advice Racket
Truth burns up error.
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Error One Liner Truth
Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other.
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Brother Family Moon Sister Stars Togetherness
I have done a great deal of work, as much as a man, but did not get so much pay. I used to work in the field and bind grain, keeping up with the cradler; but men doing no more, got twice as much pay. We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.
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Deal Equality Greatness Man Myself Oppression Pay Woman Work
Christ came from God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with him.
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Born God Man Religious Woman
Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
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Black God Himself Men Right Woman
We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.
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Eat Equality Man Woman Work
I am for keeping the thing going while things are stirring. Because if we wait till it is still, it will take a great while to get it going again.
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Greatness Myself Truth Wait
And ar’n’t I a woman?
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Myself One Liner Woman
Then I will speak upon the ashes.
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Ash Myself One Liner Talk
I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.
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Happiness Man Myself Right Water Woman
I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.
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Feeling Inspirational Myself Powerful Safety Truth Willing
Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
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Dream Freedom Fruit Live Myself Seed
Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me.
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Darkness Determination Easy Fight Freedom Hard Life Light Sing
Christ came from God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with him.
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Born God Man Religious Woman
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman?
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Help Man Myself Need Place Woman

I don’t read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can’t see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter!

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I don’t read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can’t see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter!

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