I do not intend to be made the scapegoat of sacrifice, to be offered up as a victim to society.

I went with my husband and an innocent child to California. I went to a theatrical manager and asked him to allow me to earn money enough on the stage to buy our tickets home. He did.

I do not assume to speak for anyone. I know I speak in direct opposition to the wishes of many by whom I am surrounded.

Political matters are developing so fast that we must not let a single thing slip without use.

Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.

The American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes.

I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.