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Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.


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The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.



I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.

I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.



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I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.



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In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.



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If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?



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The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.



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Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.



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Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.



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Truth for authority, not authority for truth.



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I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.





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