Elizabeth cady stanton quotes womens rights

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.

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The best protection any woman can have The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.

I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns. The prejudice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by the same cause, and manifested very much in the same way. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.

Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions. The bible teaches that women brought sin and death into the world. I don't believe that any man ever talked with god. The bible was written by man out of his love of domination. So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves. Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

The strongest reason why we ask for woman a voice in the government under which she lives; in the religion she is asked to believe; equality in social life, where she is the chief factor; a place in the trades and professions, where she may earn her bread, is because of her birthright to self-sovereignty; because, as an individual, she must rely on herself.

Eve tasted the apple in the Garden of Eden in order to slake that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasure of picking flowers and talking to Adam could not satisfy.