I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.

Quote by Julia Ward Howe

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I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

I take refuge in my books.

I take refuge in my books.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened,...

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened,...

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

I never could be good when I was not happy.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of...

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of...

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...