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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: All Things Complete Despotism More Move Move On Smoothly Surface Things

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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Conscience Individual Judgment Like Nothing Responsibility Strengthens

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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Duty Higher Self-Development Self-Sacrifice Than

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The greatest block today in the way of woman's emancipation is the church, the canon law, the Bible and the priesthood.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Bible Block Canon Church Emancipation Greatest Law Priesthood Today Way Woman

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To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up to be wedded to an idea may be, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: After Happiest Idea Lifted Live Mankind Marriages May Principle Reform Some Triumph Up Which

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The prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in human history.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Darkest History Human Human History Page Prolonged Slavery Women

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To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Bring Cannot Contempt Law Laws Make Man Obey Serve Will

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I shall not grow conservative with age.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Age Conservative Grow Shall

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The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Mother Sacrificed Wife Woman

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Women of all classes are awakening to the necessity of self-support, but few are willing to do the ordinary useful work for which they are fitted.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Awakening Classes Few Fitted Necessity Ordinary Useful Which Willing Women Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: November 12th, 1815

Died: October 26th, 1902

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