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Quote by William Ruckelshaus

“I have no hostility towards men. Some of my best friends are men. I married a man, and my father was a man.”

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William Ruckelshaus is an American attorney born on July 24, 1932, known for his significant contributions to environmental protection and government policy in the United States. more

“What will you do when the Law of God comes in terror; when the trumpet of the archangel shall tear you from your grave; when the eyes of God shall burn their way into your guilty soul; when the great books shall be opened and all your sin and shame shall be punished... can you stand against an angry Law in that Day?”

Way Book Soul Eye Law Sin Tears Shame Angry Terror Graves Guilty Trumpets Great Book Archangel

Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 7: Sermons 348-426

Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 7: Sermons 348-426

“I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race. ... I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”

Want Opportunity Waiting Race Down And Satisfied Employment Get Up Making Money Role Models Initiative

Author:Madam C. J. Walker

“there are scores of thousands of women who are denominated prostitutes, and who are supported by hundreds of thousands of men who should, for like reasons, also be denominated prostitutes, since what will change a woman into a prostitute must also necessarily change a man into the same.”

Men Should Reason Score Prostitution

Book:A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

Source: A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

“There are none so ignorant but they may be taught. So, too, are there none so unfortunate in their understanding of the true and high relation of the sexes as not to be amenable to the right kind of instruction.”

Kind May Sex Understanding Taught Relation Ignorant Instruction Unfortunate Amenable

Book:A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

Source: A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

“The sin of all time has been the exercise of assumed powers. This is the essence of tyranny.”

Has Beens Sin Exercise Essence Tyranny All Time

Book:A Speech on the Great Social Problem of Labor & Capital Delivered at Cooper Institute, New York City ... May 8, 1871, Before the Labor Reform League

Source: A Speech on the Great Social Problem of Labor & Capital Delivered at Cooper Institute, New York City ... May 8, 1871, Before the Labor Reform League

“Love is that which exists to do good, not merely to get good.”

Love Is

Book:A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

Source: A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

“The wife who submits to sexual intercourse against her wishes or desires, virtually commits suicide; while the husband who compels it, commits murder.”

Desire Wish Wife Husband Murder Suicide Commit Submit Intercourse

Author:Victoria Woodhull

“The spirits are coming back to tear your damned system of sexual slavery into tatters and consign its blackened remnants to the depth of everlasting hell.”

Spirit Hell Tears Slavery Depth Everlasting Coming Back Remnants

Author:Victoria Woodhull

“All that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . . .”

Ifs Law Tomorrow Commendable