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Susan B. Anthony Quotes


A prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States.
Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women's Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President. She also co-founded the women's rights journal, The Revolution. She traveled the United States and Europe, and averaged 75 to 100 speeches per year. She was one of the important advocates in leading the way for women's rights to be acknowledged and instituted in the American government.

Here are some famous quotes by Susan B. Anthony.

Failure is impossible.

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Independence is happiness.

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Suffrage is the pivotal right.

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The only question left to be settled now is are women persons?

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Woman must not depend upon the protection of man but must be taught to protect herself.

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The women of this nation in 1876 have greater cause for discontent rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.

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Cautious careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing never can bring about a reform.

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The older I get the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball-the further I am rolled the more I gain.

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Oh yes. I'd do it all again; the spirit is willing yet; I feel the same desire to do the work but the flesh is weak. It's too bad that our bodies wear out while our interests are just as strong as ever.

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It was we the people; not we the white male citizens; nor yet we the male citizens; but we the whole people who formed the Union... Men their rights and nothing more; women their rights and nothing less.

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Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones not the birthdays the graduations the weddings not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory.