A defiant deed has greater value than unnumerable thousands of words.

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

Often I have heard the taunt that suffragists are women who have failed to find any normal outlet for their emotions, and are therefore soured and disappointed beings. This is probably not true of any suffragist, and it is most certainly not true of me. My home life and relations have been as nearly ideal as possible in this imperfect world.

Our sons and daughters must be trained in national service, taught to give as well as to receive.

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

The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.

Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs.