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Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Accept Code Decided Entirely Expect Fight Liberties Make Men Moral Proper Right Rights Women

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We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

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You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Count Country Enforce Equal Get Giving Laws Make Men Moral Morals Much Must Only Political Political Power Power Registered Standard Through Way Women You

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I have not personally suffered from the deprivations, the bitterness and sorrow which bring so many men and women to a realisation of social injustice.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Bitterness Bring Injustice Many Men Men And Women Personally Realisation Social Social Injustice Sorrow Suffered Which Women

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If it is right for men to fight for their freedom, and God knows what the human race would be like today if men had not, since time began, fought for their freedom, then it is right for women to fight for their freedom and the freedom of the children they bear.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Bear Began Children Fight Fought Freedom God Had Human Human Race Knows Like Men Race Right Since Then Time Today Women Would

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My parents, especially my father, discussed the question of my brothers' education as a matter of real importance. My education and that of my sister were scarcely discussed at all.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Brothers Discussed Education Father Importance Matter Parents Question Real Scarcely Sister Were

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Often I have heard the taunt that suffragists are women who have failed to find any normal outlet for their emotions, and are therefore soured and disappointed beings. This is probably not true of any suffragist, and it is most certainly not true of me. My home life and relations have been as nearly ideal as possible in this imperfect world.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Any Been Beings Certainly Disappointed Emotions Failed Find Heard Home Home Life Ideal Imperfect Life Me Most Nearly Normal Often Outlet Possible Relations Taunt Therefore True Who Women World

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One baby is a patient baby, and waits indefinitely until its mother is ready to feed it. The other baby is an impatient baby and cries lustily, screams and kicks and makes everybody unpleasant until it is fed. Well, we know perfectly well which baby is attended to first. That is the whole history of politics.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Attended Baby Cries Everybody Fed Feed First History Impatient Indefinitely Kicks Know Makes Mother Other Patient Perfectly Politics Ready Unpleasant Until Waits Well Which Whole

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Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.

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Topics: Apart Judgment Justice Lie Often World

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The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Battle Blood Centuries Fought Harmed Human Human Life Life Lives Men Righteousness Save Those Through Who Women World

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Activist

Born: July 14th, 1858

Died: June 14th, 1928

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