Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

When I behold the passion for ornamentation, and the corresponding power, I feel as if women had so far shown what they are bad for, rather than what they are good for.

Every fallen woman represents a man as guilty as herself, who escapes human detection, but whose soul lies open before God.

Every newly discovered truth judges the world, separates the good from the evil, and calls on faithful souls to make sure of their election.