She goes through the vale of death alone, each time a babe is born. As it is the right neither of man nor the state to coerce her into this ordeal, so it is her right to decide whether she will endure it.
Margaret Sanger... the ocean could not be swept back with a broom. The truth was out. It illuminated the world. Motherhood no longer cringed before the relentless laws of fecundity.
Margaret SangerThe first right of every child is to be wanted, to be desired, to be planned for with an intensity of love that gives it its title to being.
Margaret SangerHordes of people [are] born, who live, yet who have done absolutely nothing to advance the race one iota. Their lives are hopeless repetitionsโฆ Such human weeds clog up the path, drain up the energies and the resources of this little earth. We must clear the way for a better world; we must cultivate our garden.
Margaret SangerNo one can doubt that there are times when an abortion is justifiable but they will become unnecessary when care is taken to prevent conception. This is the only cure for abortions.
Margaret SangerLife has taught me one supreme lesson. This is that we mustโif we are really to live at all, if we are to enjoy the life more abundant promised by the Sages of Wisdomโwe must put our convictions into action. My remuneration has been that I have been privileged to act out my faith.
Margaret Sanger