"The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated……" — Ernestine Rose
"The main cause is a pernicious falsehood propagated against her being, namely that she is inferior by her nature. Inferior in what? What has man ever done that woman, under the same advantages could not do?"
—
Ernestine Rose
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
39 Quotes by Ernestine Rose
Ernestine Rose has 39 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
For here lies the corner stone of all the injustices done woman, the wrong idea from which all other wrongs…
-
There is no reason against woman's elevation, but prejudices.
-
If they are unsuccessful in married life, who suffers more the bitter consequences of poverty than the wife? But if…
-
I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal…
-
Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but…
-
From the cradle to the grave she is subject to the power and control of man. Father, guardian, or husband,…
-
No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four,…
-
Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect,…
-
Slavery and freedom cannot exist together.
-
If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ…
-
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to…
-
Do you tell me that the Bible is against our rights? Then I say that our claims do not rest…
See all 39 quotes by Ernestine Rose »
More Advantages Quotes
This quote is filed under Advantages Quotes,
one of 434 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
See all 434 Advantages Quotes »