Susan B. Anthony

"I declare that I will not compromise on the fundamental rights of woman."

"The day women have the right to vote is the day we have true representation."

"I have spent my life fighting for a cause that seems impossible, but I know it will come to pass."

"The suppression of woman has been the suppression of half of humanity's potential."

"I declare that every woman has the right to pursue her own dreams and ambitions."

"The emancipation of woman will bring about the elevation of the entire human race."

"I have made my vow to continue this fight as long as I have breath in my body."

"A woman who is denied the vote is denied her voice in her own government."

"I declare to you that I am not content with half measures or compromises."

"The greatest investment a nation can make is in the education and freedom of its women."

"I have witnessed the transformation of women's consciousness, and it gives me hope."

"Every woman has a spark of genius within her that society has tried to extinguish."

"I declare that the time for change is now, and women will lead the way."

"The right of woman to vote is the culmination of her long struggle for equality."

"I have stood before judges and juries, declaring my right to vote, and I shall do so again."

"The subjection of women is an affront to justice and to the dignity of the human race."

"I declare that no woman should ever feel grateful for rights that should have always been hers."

"The cause of woman suffrage is the cause of democracy itself."

"I have been told I am too bold, too aggressive, too unwomanly. I say these are the qualities of a leader."

"Every woman who votes is a woman who has claimed her rightful place in society."

"I declare that the opposition to woman's rights is the opposition to human progress."

"The freedom of woman is the freedom of conscience, action, and self-determination."

"I have sacrificed much for this cause, and I would sacrifice more if needed."

"A woman denied education is a woman denied the tools to liberate herself."

"I declare that I am not fighting for woman's rights because I am a woman, but because it is right."

"The day women control their own destinies is the day the world truly progresses."

"I have seen the faces of women awakening to their own power, and it is glorious."

"Every woman who stands up for her rights stands up for all women everywhere."

"I declare that the struggle for women's rights is the struggle for human rights."

"The emancipation of woman will free man from the burden of unjust dominion."