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7 KICK-ASS SUSAN B. ANTHONY QUOTES IN HONOR
OF ELECTION DAY
By Claire Luchette (/authors/24-claire-luchette)  @claireluchette (https://twitter.com/claireluchette)
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Anthony wrote Elizabeth Cady Stanton that night,
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asssusanDuring the trial, Anthony delivered some of her most eloquent
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antho
speeches on behalf of women’s suffrage. She was a truly gifted
speaker; all her
nyspeeches contain real zingers. In honor of that unselfish, relentless,
brilliant gal,
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The original Rock the Vote-r, Anthony advocated for women’s
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in all stages of the democratic process (http://www.bustle.com/articles/803120Sus
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1. “THERE NEVER WILL BE COMPLETE EQUALITY UNTIL
WOMEN THEMSELVES HELP TO MAKE LAWS AND ELECT
LAWMAKERS.”
2. “EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE A PURSE OF HER OWN.”
3. “WHEN A MAN SAYS TO ME, ‘LET US WORK TOGETHER IN
THE GREAT CAUSE YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN, AND LET ME
BE YOUR COMPANION AND AID, FOR I ADMIRE YOU MORE
THAN I HAVE EVER ADMIRED ANY OTHER WOMAN,’ THEN I
SHALL SAY, ‘I AM YOURS TRULY’; BUT HE MUST ASK ME TO
BE HIS EQUAL, NOT HIS SLAVE.”
BOOM. Anthony spoke these words in an 1895 interview. (She was 75. She never
married.)
4. “I DISTRUST THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW SO WELL WHAT
GOD WANTS THEM TO DO BECAUSE I NOTICE IT ALWAYS
COINCIDES WITH THEIR OWN DESIRES.”
So perfect. Can you imagine if Anthony and George W. Bush
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/world/middleeast/12prexy.html) ever
met? It’d be like Elaine Benes seeing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=T5qalNX5G94)The English Patient (http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=T5qalNX5G94) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qalNX5G94). If The
English Patient cited faith while clumsily trying to foster democracy in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Which would be kind of funny, actually.
5. “FORGET CONVENTIONALISMS; FORGET WHAT THE
WORLD THINKS OF YOU STEPPING OUT OF YOUR PLACE;
THINK YOUR BEST THOUGHTS, SPEAK YOUR BEST WORDS,
WORK YOUR BEST WORKS, LOOKING TO YOUR OWN
CONSCIENCE FOR APPROVAL.”
I would like a full-body tattoo of this quote. What an excellent reminder to forge
on as our best selves!
6. “OUR JOB IS NOT TO MAKE YOUNG WOMEN GRATEFUL. IT
IS TO MAKE THEM UNGRATEFUL SO THEY KEEP GOING.
GRATITUDE NEVER RADICALIZED ANYBODY.”
Gloria Steinem (http://www.bustle.com/articles/6588-miley-cyrus-inspiresgloria-steinem-to-comment-on-her-behavior-sinead-oconnor-feud) would go on
to paraphrase this quote when asked if modern day young women are ungrateful
for Second Wave feminism’s progress (http://www.bustle.com/articles/6671-3things-you-think-are-feminist-but-totally-arent). The great work continues!
7. “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 UNANNOUNCED, STRAY DOGS
THAT AMBLE IN, SNIFF AROUND A BIT AND SIMPLY NEVER
LEAVE. OUR LIVES ARE MEASURED BY THESE.”
As articulate about living life as she is about democracy! Recite this quote to your
friend next time she sobs on her birthday. And consider Election Day a dog that has
come to the door of memory unannounced! Go vote.
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