If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
Victoria WoodhullRead
I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of having a say in governance in order to pursue one's happiness.
Victoria Woodhull highlights the critical link between individual happiness and participation in government. She argues that true happiness cannot be achieved without the right to express oneself and have a voice in the political system, which shapes the societal environment in which one lives. This reflects the foundational belief in democracy that every individual should have the opportunity to influence the laws and policies that govern their lives.
Themes
HappinessGovernmentVoiceAccountabilityRights
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech advocating for civic engagement, I might use this quote to inspire others to vote.
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Victoria WoodhullRead
Good care is taken that each state shall have its prisons . . . and other asylums; but not one building is erected nor one law enforced that would teach the people how not to contribute to these over-crowded receptacles of human misery . . . . All of our politicians are ready to deal with the effects, but not one of them is brave enough to penetrate the substratum of society and deal with the cause.
Victoria WoodhullRead
Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
Victoria WoodhullRead
Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.
Victoria WoodhullRead
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