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Quote by Robert Dale Owen

“It is idle to await unanimity.”

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Robert Dale Owen was an American politician born on November 7, 1801, and died on June 24, 1877. He served in various political roles during the American Civil War and played a significant role in the federal government. more

“Do you tell me that the Bible is against our rights? Then I say that our claims do not rest upon a book written no one knows when, or by whom. Do you tell me what Paul or Peter says on the subject? Then again I reply that our claims do not rest on the opinions of any one, not even on those of Paul and Peter, . . . Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.”

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Author:Ernestine Rose

“Blind submission in women is considered a virtue, while submission to wrong is itself wrong, and resistance to wrong is virtue alike in women as in man.”

Men Virtue Blind Resistance Submission

Author:Ernestine Rose

“Agitate! Agitate! Ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation - the one is life, the other death.”

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Author:Ernestine Rose

“All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life.”

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“I asked God if it was a sin and He didn't say anything.”

Ifs Sin Atheism Say Anything

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“If God is pleased in making you sick and unhappy, I hate God.”

Ifs Hate Atheism Sick I Hate Unhappy Hate God

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“When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers.”

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Author:Ernestine Rose

“Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife. But what right, I ask, has the law to presume at all on the subject?”

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“Carry out the republican principle of universal suffrage, or strike it from your banners and substitute 'Freedom and Power to one half of society, and Submission and Slavery to the other.'”

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Book:Mistress of herself: speeches and letters of Ernestine L. Rose, early women's rights leader

Source: Mistress of herself: speeches and letters of Ernestine L. Rose, early women's rights leader

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