Skip to content

Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration [of Independence], is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?

— Susan B. Anthony

Another quote →

More quotes by Susan B. Anthony

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.

I want you to understand that I never could have done the work I have if I had not had this woman at my right hand.

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides with their own desires.

I do not ask the clemency of the court. I came into it to get justice, having failed in this, I demand the full rigors of the law.

Trial on the charge of illegal voting (1874)

The one distinct feature of our Association has been the right of the individual opinion for every member.

All Susan B. Anthony quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Susan B. Anthony (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.