Susan B. Anthony

"The true course is to build a world where woman is free to be herself."

"I declare women are the future, and the future is female."

"My heart stands firm in the belief that woman will one day be truly free."

"I declare women must be brave enough to imagine a better world."

"The day we truly listen to woman's voice is the day we gain true wisdom."

"I declare women are not asking for charity, but for justice."

"My whole life has been a promise that woman's day will come."

"I declare women must refuse to accept anything less than full equality."

"The true course is to make woman the equal partner in building civilization."

"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself, and I predict that the day may not be far distant when I shall see woman the equal of man in the matter of voting and all other rights."

"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."

"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man."

"Failure is impossible when women stand together for their rights."

"The day of a woman's independence will come when she realizes her own power and worth."

"I declare myself the equal of any man, and demand that the law recognize it."

"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them was not worth ruling."

"The cause of women's rights is the cause of human rights."

"I have been the most happy in my work on behalf of woman suffrage."

"Liberty is not a matter of sentiment—it is a matter of right."

"I declare to you that with all the fire and energy that I can command, I would help one woman out of the pit."

"The true republic is not founded on property, but on citizenship."

"I have been the most persistent speaker on the woman question for more than fifty years."

"Every woman ought to stand erect, strong, and independent."

"I declare to you that I am as much engaged in the work of reformation now as I have ever been."

"The day a woman can walk the streets alone without fear is the day we have won our fight."

"I insist that the first step towards securing the right to vote is a clear understanding of what that vote means."

"We have been called the weaker sex. I say we are the stronger, for we bear the burdens of humanity."

"I have one great purpose—the emancipation of the human race."

"The right to vote is the right to participate in government, and government must be for all."

"I declare that if women could vote, half the wrongs of society would be righted."