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I went to bed that night as usual, and slept, according to my wont, quite soundly. I awoke in the gray of the morning twilight; and as I lay waiting for the dawn, the long lines of the desired poem began to twine themselves in my mind.

— Julia Ward Howe Reminiscences (1899)

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Arise, then, Christian women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or of tears!

Mother's Day Proclamation (1870)

Life passes, but the conditions of life do not.

Beyond the Veil (1910)

Charity is an unending self-discipline which always looks and leads towards the eternal affection. Therefore, its triumph shall be lasting and everlasting.

The Walk With God (1919)

Any religion which sacrifices women to the brutality of men is no religion.

What is Religion? (1893)

Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

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