I do not assume that woman is better than man. I do assume that she has a different way of looking at things.
Susan B. AnthonyNo genuine equality, no real freedom, no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence.
Susan B. AnthonyI can not imagine a God ... made happy by my getting down on my knees and calling him 'great'.
Susan B. AnthonyIt is urged that the use of the masculine pronouns he, his, and him in all the constitutions and laws, is proof that only men were meant to be included in their provisions. If you insist on this version of the letter of the law, we shall insist that you be consistent and accept the other horn of the dilemma, which would compel you to exempt women from taxation for the support of the government and from penalties for the violation of laws. There is no she or her or hers in the tax laws, and this is equally true of all the criminal laws.
Susan B. AnthonyFor twelve successive Congresses we have appeared before committees of the two Houses making this plea, that the underlying principle of our Government, the right of consent, shall have practical application to the other half of people. Such a little simple thing we have been asking for a quarter of a century. For over forty years, longer than the children of Israel wandered through the wilderness, we have been begging and praying and pleading for this act of justice. We shall some day be heeded.
Susan B. Anthony