I thought I had been a suffragist before I became a Poor Law Guardian, but now I began to think about the vote in women's hands not only as a right but as a desperate necessity.
Emmeline PankhurstThe argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics.
Emmeline PankhurstAs long as women consent to be unjustly governed, they will be; but directly women say: "We withhold our consent," we will not be governed any longer as long as government is unjust.
Emmeline PankhurstI have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution.
Emmeline Pankhurst