"I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote."

"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent."

"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand."

"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. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to se…"

"I appeal to the women of the United States, in this 100th year of our national existence, to make the Declaration of Independence a living reality for all."