"There is something wrong with a government that……" — Victoria Woodhull
"There is something wrong with a government that makes women the legal property of their husbands. The whole system needs changing, but men will never make the changes. They have too much to lose."
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Victoria Woodhull
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50 Quotes by Victoria Woodhull
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Every woman knows that if she were free, she would never bear an unwished-for child nor think of murdering one…
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The rights of children as individuals begin while yet they remain the foetus...Whoever has read the 'Weekly' knows I hold…
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All talk of women's rights is moonshine. Women have every right. They have only to exercise them.
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My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism.
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If Congress refuse to listen to and grant what women ask, there is but one course left then to pursue.…
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually, and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as…
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A new educational system in which all children born shall have the same advantage of physical, industrial, mental and moral…
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Hundreds, thousands, aye, millions of human beings, men, women and children, wander the streets of our cities and the highways…
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The will of the entire people is the true basis of republican government, and a free expression . . .…
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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No man who respects his mother or loves his sister, can speak disparagingly of any woman; however low she may…
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Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe…
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Communications technology changes possibilities for communication, but that doesn't mean it changes the inherited structure of the brain. So you…
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London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's…
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Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our…
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I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'
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Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.
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People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective…
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I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life…
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But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures,…
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