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Birth control is the first important step woman must take toward the goal of her freedom. It is the first step she must take to be man’s equal. It is the first step they must both take toward human emancipation.

— Margaret Sanger Birth Control Review (1918)

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More quotes by Margaret Sanger

The campaign for birth control is not merely of eugenic value, but is practically identical with the final aims of eugenics.

Birth Control Review (1918)

It is apparent that nothing short of contraceptives can put an end to the horrors of abortion and infanticide.

Woman and the New Race (1922)

Let us not confuse the sexual impulse with love, for it alone is not love, but merely a necessary quality for the growth of love.

What Every Girl Should Know (1913)

I cannot respect the law as it exists today.

1916 flyer for Sanger's first clinic, stating "Do not kill, do not take life, but prevent."

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