Constitution Quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“... strike the words "white male" from all your constitutions, and then, with fair sailing, let us sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish together.” quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton — Download Open image

“... strike the words "white male" from all your constitutions, and then, with fair sailing, let us sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish together.”

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.

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