Lucretia Mott

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.

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

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

Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.