Emmeline Pankhurst

"I have fought for the establishment of freedom for over fifty years."

"Society recognizes the achievements of men and exalts them; it ignores the achievements of women."

"The history of mankind is the history of repeated injuries against women."

"To ask women to give up their aspirations is to ask them to give up their humanity."

"I have not been afraid of unpopularity and defamation for the sake of what I believe is right."

"The cause of freedom is never lost; it only sleeps."

"We are asking for the power to make and unmake laws."

"The strongest battlements of any society are not its walls but the will of its people."

"I assert the right to rebel when the law treats me unjustly."

"Women who have been made to feel that their opinions do not count must feel that they count now."

"Every woman has the right to her own body, her own labour, and her own future."

"I have learned that patience is required in the struggle for justice, but not passivity."

"It is not enough to tell women that they ought to be free; we must give them the means to be free."

"The future is in the hands of those who have the courage to imagine it."

"Our lives are not our own from the moment we are born."

"I have been compelled to live my life according to my convictions, and I regret nothing."

"A woman who has to be kept is not a woman; she is a luxury."

"Society has the right to progress, but only if it does so justly."

"I refuse to accept that half the population should be subjected to the other half."

"The greatest crime is to keep silent in the face of injustice."

"We women are determined to live as free beings, no matter the cost."

"I believe that my work has not been in vain."

"The cause of women is the cause of all humanity."

"I have always believed that the greatest power is moral power."

"We are not here to plead for mercy; we are here to claim our rights."

"History will vindicate those who fought for justice."

"I have lived through times of great change, and I have been part of that change."

"The work of securing justice never ceases."

"We are not rebels by nature; we are rebels by necessity."

"A woman deserves the respect accorded to any human being."