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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes [2]

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By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

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[at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions] The new religion will teach the dignity of human nature and its infinite possibilities for development. It will teach the solidarity of the race -- that all must rise and fall as one. Its creed will be justice, liberty, equality for all the children of earth.

• The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation.

• The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion.

• Among the clergy we find our most violent enemies, those most opposed to any change in woman's position.

• I asked them why one read in the synagogue service every week the "I thank thee, O Lord, that I was not born a woman." "It is not meant in an unfriendly spirit, and it is not intended to degrade or humiliate women." "But it does, nevertheless. Suppose the service read, 'I think thee, O Lord, that I was not born a jackass.' Could that be twisted in any way into a compliment to the jackass?"

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Quote collection assembled by Jone Johnson Lewis. Each quotation page in this collection and the entire collection © Jone Johnson Lewis 1997-2005. This is an informal collection assembled over many years. I regret that I am not be able to provide the original source if it is not listed with the quote.

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