When women can support themselves, have entry to all the trades and professions, with a house of their own over their heads and a bank account, they will own their bodies and be dictators in the social realm.
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I can truly say, after an experience of seventy years, that all the cares and anxieties, the trials and disappointments of my whole life, are light, when balanced with my sufferings in childhood and youth from the theological dogmas which I sincerely believed. . . . The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life's trials seem light compared to the suffering from dogmatic beliefs in youth.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton reflects on her life experiences, emphasizing that the burdens and anxieties faced as an adult fade in comparison to the profound suffering caused by religious dogmas she encountered in her childhood. This quote reveals her conviction that her own painful memories drive her to protect young minds from similar harmful superstitions, advocating for a more enlightened perspective on spirituality.
Themes
SufferingDogmasReligionChildhoodEnlightenment
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about overcoming childhood trauma and finding personal truth.
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