Education keeps the key of life; and liberal education insures the first conditions of freedom,--namely, adequate knowledge and accustomed thought.
Julia Ward HoweGod forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of my nature.
Julia Ward HoweOur sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.
Julia Ward HoweAs men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace.
Julia Ward Howe