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1 " In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. "
― Lucretia Mott
2 " Liberty is no less a blessing because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it. "
3 " The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. "
4 " If our principles are right, why should we be cowards? "
5 " It is related of Buonaparte, that he one day rebuked a French lady for busying herself with politics. "Sire," replied she, "in a country where women are put to death, it is very natural that women should wish to know why." And, dear sisters, in a country where women are degraded and brutalized, and where their exposed persons bleed under the lash-- where they are sold in the shambles of "negro brokers"-- robbed of their heard earnings-- torn from their husbands, and forcibly plundered of their virtue and their offspring; surely in such a country, it is very natural that women should wish to know "the reason why"-- especially when these outrages of blood and nameless horror are practiced in violation of the principles of our Constitution. We do not, then, and cannot concede the position, that because this is a political subject women ought to fold their hands in idleness, and close their eyes and ears to the "horrible things" that are practiced in our land. The denial of our duty to act is a bold denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed "the white slaves of the North"-- for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair. "
6 " Any great change must expect opposition because it shakes the very foundation of privilege. "
