Lucretia Mott quotes

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. (Lucretia Mott)
Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women received only half as much as men for their services, the injustice of this distinction was so apparent. View quote
Lucretia Mott
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth. View quote
Lucretia Mott
It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her. View quote
Lucretia Mott
In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. View quote
Lucretia Mott
Let our lives be in accordance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles. View quote
Lucretia Mott