There is no relation more intimately personal than that of parents to the child they have brought into the world; and there is therefore no relationship in which the community should be slower to interfere.
Suzanne La FolletteWhere is the society which does not struggle along under a dead-weight of tradition and law inherited from its grandfather?
Suzanne La Folletteunder a monopolistic economic system the opportunity to earn a living by one's labour comes to be regarded as a privilege instead of a natural right. Women are simply held to be less entitled to this privilege than men.
Suzanne La FolletteNo human being, man, woman, or child, may safely be entrusted to the power of another; for no human being may safely be trusted with absolute power.
Suzanne La Follette