I do believe that half a dozen commonplace attorneys could so mystify and misconstrue the Ten Commandments, and so confuse Moses' surroundings on Mount Sinai, that the great law-giver, if he returned to this planet, would doubt his own identity, abjure every one of his deliverances, yea, even commend the very sins he so clearly forbade his people.
Elizabeth Cady StantonNo mortal ever has been, no mortal ever will be like the soul just launched on the sea of life.
Elizabeth Cady StantonOur 'pathway' is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.
Elizabeth Cady StantonResolved, That all laws which prevent women from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority.
Elizabeth Cady StantonNothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one's self- sovereignty.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton