The work of woman is not to lessen the severity or the certainty of the penalty for the violation of the moral law, but to prevent this violation by the removal of the causes which lead to it.
Susan B. AnthonyRead
Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of organization, agitation for change, and education as fundamental aspects of social activism.
Susan B. Anthony’s quote serves as a call to action for those who wish to create social change. It suggests that to achieve progress, individuals must first organize to gather their strengths and resources, then agitate to raise awareness and challenge injustices, and finally educate themselves and others to empower and inform the movement. This triad of actions—organizing, agitating, and educating—forms the backbone of effective activism and is central to driving social reform.
Themes
ActivismEducationSocial ChangeOrganizationEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
During a rally for women's rights, I inspired the crowd by quoting Susan B. Anthony: 'Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.'
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I have given my life and all I am to it, and now I want my last act to be to give it all I have, to the last cent.
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The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.
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We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.
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