Susan B. Anthony

"I declare that I will spend the last penny of my money and the last drop of my blood for this cause."

"The day women gain the right to vote is the day America truly becomes a democracy."

"I have always felt that the great artists are those who dare to challenge convention."

"Woman is not man's inferior but his equal in every way that matters."

"I say to every woman: your voice matters and your vote counts."

"The path to women's freedom is paved with courage and determination."

"I declare that women who obey the laws of men instead of their conscience are complicit in their own oppression."

"Failure comes not to those who try, but to those who never attempt anything."

"The day of women's subjugation is over, and the day of women's equality has begun."

"I have never ceased in my belief that women will one day be equal to men in all respects."

"Woman's true power lies not in beauty but in her mind and her determination."

"I say that every woman should have the right to earn her own bread."

"The greatest obstacle to women's freedom is not men, but women's own acceptance of inferiority."

"I declare that I am my sister's keeper and I will not rest until she is free."

"Failure is only final if we allow it to be; otherwise it is merely a lesson."

"The day when women's rights are recognized universally is the day when humanity reaches its highest potential."

"I have devoted my life to the proposition that all women are created equal."

"Woman must shake off the lethargy of ages and claim her rightful place."

"I say that the Constitution belongs to women as much as to men."

"The path to equality is not easy, but it is inevitable."

"I declare that I would rather commit adultery against my country than against my conscience."

"Woman's silence has been her greatest enemy; her voice will be her greatest weapon."

"I have always believed that the ballot is mightier than any other instrument of change."

"Failure to speak up for what is right is a failure to be human."

"The day women stop apologizing for their ambitions is the day they become truly free."

"I declare that I will never cease my efforts until women have won their full rights."

"Woman's education is not a luxury but a necessity for the progress of civilization."

"I say that every woman should be mistress of her own fate."

"The greatest gift we can give to future generations is the promise of equality."

"I have spent my life proving that women are not the weaker sex but the stronger one."