EMMELINE PANKHURST FAMOUS QUOTES

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“We have to free half of the human race, the women, so that they can help to free the other half.”

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“What is the use of fighting for freedom if we don’t have the opportunity to feel and be equal?”

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“Justice and freedom for women are things worth securing.”

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“We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”

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“Deeds, not words.”

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“Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs.”

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“No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution.”

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“Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on; they are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.”

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“Trust in God – she will provide.”

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“Never waste any time you can spend sleeping.”

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“I shall never while I live forget the suffering I experienced during the days when those cries were ringing in my ears.” BE LIKE THE SEA QUOTES

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“I have to say that I have no particular fondness for Emancipation Acts or for the giving away of liberties which ought never to have been taken away. I hate these contests between men and women.”

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“We are here not because we are lawbreakers; we are here in our efforts to become lawmakers.”

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“A great movement is not made by a few people of great power, but by a lot of people doing a little bit. ”

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“It is just the little touches after the average man would quit that make the master’s fame.”

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“There are women who want emancipation, there are women who don’t. ”

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“A vote for a female is a vote for women’s equality. ”

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“Everything worth fighting for unbalances society to some extent.”