More Quotes by Susan B. Anthony
There is great fear expressed on all sides lest this war shall be made a war for the negro. I am willing that it shall be. It is awar to found an empire on the negro in slavery, and shame on us if we do not make it a war to establish the negro in freedom--against whom the whole nation, North and South, East and West, in one mighty conspiracy, has combined from the beginning.
Sentiment never was and never can be a guarantee for justice.
I expect to do more work for woman suffrage in the next decade than ever before.
There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.
I do not assume that woman is better than man. I do assume that she has a different way of looking at things.
Why should we not pray to our mother who are in heaven, as well as to our father?
I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come.
Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.
I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.
