History of Woman Suffrage: 1861-1876Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage Susan B. Anthony, 1881 |
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... question , no ism . It merely makes the assertion that in a true democracy , in a genuine re- public , every citizen who lives under the government must have the right of representation . You remember the maxim , " Governments derive ...
... question , no ism . It merely makes the assertion that in a true democracy , in a genuine re- public , every citizen who lives under the government must have the right of representation . You remember the maxim , " Governments derive ...
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... Question , question " ) . ( Applause . A VOICE : You are not a woman , sit down . SUSAN B. ANTHONY : Some of us who sit upon this platform have many a time been clamored down , and told that we had no right to speak , and that we were ...
... Question , question " ) . ( Applause . A VOICE : You are not a woman , sit down . SUSAN B. ANTHONY : Some of us who sit upon this platform have many a time been clamored down , and told that we had no right to speak , and that we were ...
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... question . I un- derstand that he has introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States so that there shall be no distinction on account of color . Will the gentleman accept an amendment to that resolution that ...
... question . I un- derstand that he has introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States so that there shall be no distinction on account of color . Will the gentleman accept an amendment to that resolution that ...
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... question , which Mr. Cowan , of Pennsylvania , interjected into the debate on suffrage for the District of Columbia . Mr. Cowan chooses to represent himself as an ardent cham- pion of the claim of woman to the elective franchise . It is ...
... question , which Mr. Cowan , of Pennsylvania , interjected into the debate on suffrage for the District of Columbia . Mr. Cowan chooses to represent himself as an ardent cham- pion of the claim of woman to the elective franchise . It is ...
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... question to him now distinctly , and I do not leave it to his sense of pro- priety as to whether he shall speak or not speak on this question ; I de- mand that he do speak . I demand that that voice which has been so potential , that ...
... question to him now distinctly , and I do not leave it to his sense of pro- priety as to whether he shall speak or not speak on this question ; I de- mand that he do speak . I demand that that voice which has been so potential , that ...
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Page 288 - THE SACRED RIGHTS OF MANKIND ARE NOT TO BE RUMMAGED FOR AMONG OLD PARCHMENTS OR MUSTY RECORDS. THEY ARE WRITTEN, AS WITH A SUNBEAM, IN THE WHOLE VOLUME OF HUMAN NATURE, BY THE HAND OF THE DIVINITY ITSELF ; AND CAN NEVER BE ERASED OR OBSCURED BY MORTAL POWER.
Page 722 - Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech or of the press, thus incorporating into the organic law of this country absolute freedom of thought or opinion.
Page 273 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning ; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 621 - that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights — among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," I shall strenuously contend for the immediate enfranchisement of our slave population.
Page 629 - The words people of the United States and citizens are synonymous terms, and mean the same thing. They both describe the political body who, according to our republican institutions, form the sovereignty, and who hold the power and conduct the Government through their representatives. They are what we familiarly call the "sovereign people," and every citizen is one of this people, and a constituent member of this sovereignty.
Page 729 - In elections by the citizens, every freeman of the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the state two years next before the election, and within that time paid a state or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least six months before the election, shall enjoy the rights of an elector...
Page 667 - to come to the seat of government to assert any claim he may have upon that government, to transact any business he may have with it, to seek its protection, to share its offices, to engage in administering its functions. He has the right of free access to its seaports, through which all operations of foreign commerce are conducted, to the sub-treasuries, land offices, and courts of justice in the several States.
Page 456 - The right of a citizen of one state to pass through, or to reside in any other state, for purposes of trade, agriculture, professional pursuits, or otherwise; to claim the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; to institute and maintain actions of any kind in the courts of the state; to take, hold and dispose of property, either real or personal; and an exemption from higher taxes or impositions than are paid by the other citizens of the state...
Page 135 - Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man...
Page 667 - Another privilege of a citizen of the United States is to demand the care and protection of the Federal government over his life, liberty, and property when on the high seas or within the jurisdiction of a foreign government. Of this there can be no doubt, nor that the right depends upon his character as a citizen of the United States.