Quotes from Lucretia Mott

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.

I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

Liberty is no less a blessing because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

Women's property has been taxed, equally with that of men's, to sustain colleges endowed by the states; but they have not been permitted to enter those high seminaries of learning.

Let our lives be in accordiance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles

There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large - of man as well as woman - than the true proper position of woman.

The laws given on Mount Sinai for the government of man and woman were equal; the precepts of Jesus make no distinction.

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.

Those who read the Scriptures and judge for themselves, not resting satisfied with the perverted application of the text, do not find the distinction that theology and ecclesiastical authorities have made in the condition of the sexes.

... my convictions led me to adhere to the sufficiency of the light within us, resting on truth as authority, rather than 'taking authority for truth.'

In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.

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.

I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.

Let our lives be in accordance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles.

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

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.

In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.

Liberty is no less a blessing because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?

In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.