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I have never advised the destruction of life, but of property, yes.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

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I have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Adopt Adopted Been Every Made Men Methods Rebellion Revolution Speeches Urging Women

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Every principle of liberty enunciated in any civilized country on earth, with very few exceptions, was intended entirely for men, and when women tried to force the putting into practice of these principles, for women, then they discovered they had come into a very, very unpleasant situation indeed.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Any Civilized Come Country Discovered Earth Entirely Every Exceptions Few Force Had Indeed Intended Liberty Men Practice Principle Principles Putting Situation Then Tried Unpleasant Very Women

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Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Added Am Born Case Fortunate Fortune Freedom Glad Good Good Fortune Great Human Human Freedom Men Men And Women Movements Parents Part Personal Progress Struggle Take Thankful Those Time Who Women Women Are I Am

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Manchester is a city which has witnessed a great many stirring episodes, especially of a political character. Generally speaking, its citizens have been liberal in their sentiments, defenders of free speech and liberty of opinion.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Been Character Citizens City Defenders Episodes Free Free Speech Generally Great Liberal Liberty Manchester Many Opinion Political Sentiments Speaking Speech Stirring Which Witnessed

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My childhood was protected by love and a comfortable home. Yet, while still a very young child, I began instinctively to feel that there was something lacking, even in my own home, some false conception of family relations, some incomplete ideal.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Began Child Childhood Comfortable Conception Even False Family Feel Home Ideal Incomplete Instinctively Lacking Love My Own Own Protected Relations Some Something Still Very While Young Young Child

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When you have warfare, things happen; people suffer; the noncombatants suffer as well as the combatants. And so it happens in civil war.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Civil Civil War Happen Happens People Suffer Things Things Happen War Warfare Well You

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From infancy, I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British government finally decided not to recognise the Confederacy, public opinion in England was sharply divided on the questions both of slavery and of secession.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Accustomed Although American Been Both British Civil Civil War Con Confederacy Decided Discussions Divided England Finally Government Had Hear Infancy Opinion Pro Public Public Opinion Questions Recognise Secession Sharply Slavery War

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One does not expect to be comfortable in prison. As a matter of fact, one's mental suffering is so much greater than any common physical distress that the latter is almost forgotten.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Almost Any Comfortable Common Distress Does Expect Fact Forgotten Greater Latter Matter Mental Much Physical Prison Suffering Than

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The English prison system is altogether mediaeval and outworn. In some of its details, the system has improved since they began to send the Suffragettes to Holloway. I may say that we, by our public denunciation of the system, have forced these slight improvements.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Altogether Began Details English Forced Improved May Our Prison Public Say Send Since Slight Some System

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Activist

Born: July 14th, 1858

Died: June 14th, 1928

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