I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.
Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him. - Lucretia Mott
Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.
- Lucretia Mott
If our principles are right, why should we be cowards? - Lucretia Mott
If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?
Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women recei… - Lucretia Mott
Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women recei…
I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny. - Lucretia Mott
I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.
Women's property has been taxed, equally with that of men's, to sustain colleges endowed by the states; but they have not been permitted to enter tho… - Lucretia Mott
Women's property has been taxed, equally with that of men's, to sustain colleges endowed by the states; but they have not been permitted to enter tho…
The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband. - Lucretia Mott
The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.
Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it. - Lucretia Mott
Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.
In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. - Lucretia Mott
In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their… - Lucretia Mott
The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their…
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