No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights? — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex,… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
It is high time to compel man by the might of right to give woman her political, legal and social rights. She… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Away with that folly that her rights would be detrimental to her character - that if she were recognized as the equal… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
In the laws of the land, she has no rights; in government she has no voice. And in spite of another principle… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
What rights have women? ... [they are] punished for breaking laws which they have no voice in making. All avenues to enterprise… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Do you tell me that the Bible is against our rights? Then I say that our claims do not rest upon a… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
For here lies the corner stone of all the injustices done woman, the wrong idea from which all other wrongs proceed. She… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Much is said about the burdens and responsibilities of married men. Responsibilities indeed there are, if they but felt them: but as to burdens… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
Whatever good you would do out of fear of punishment, or hope of reward hereafter, the Atheist would do simply because it is good;… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife.… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so. — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
Cultivate the frontal portion of her brain as much as that of man is cultivated, and she will stand his equal at least. Even… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
there is ten times more in the world than would maintain all in yet unknown luxury. Yet how much misery there is in our… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
But it will be said that the husband provides for the wife, or in other words, he feeds, clothes and shelters her! I wish… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
Blind submission in women is considered a virtue, while submission to wrong is itself wrong, and resistance to wrong is virtue alike in women… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
If any difference should be made by law between husband and wife, reason, justice and humanity, if their voices were heard, would dictate that… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
Silence is consent. And silence where life and liberty is at stake, where by a timely protest we could stay the destoyer's hand, and… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share
![“What rights have women? ... [they are] punished for breaking laws which they have no voice in making. All avenues to enterprise and honors are closed against them. If poor, they must drudge for a mere pittance if of the wealthy classes, they must be dressed dolls of fashion parlor puppets.” quote by Ernestine Rose](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1d4/ernestine-rose-14772_avenues_what-rights-have-women-they-are-punished_1846902.jpg)
