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Often I Have Heard The Taunt That Suffragists Are Women Who Have Failed To Find Any Normal Outlet For Their Emotions, And Are Therefore Soured And Disappointed Beings. This Is Probably Not True Of Any Suffragist, And It Is Most Certainly Not True Of Me. My Home Life And Relations Have Been As Nearly Ideal As Possible In This Imperfect World.

The Militancy Of Men, Through All The Centuries, Has Drenched The World With Blood. The Militancy Of Women Has Harmed No Human Life Save The Lives Of Those Who Fought The Battle Of Righteousness.

We Have To Free Half Of The Human Race, The Women, So That They Can Help Free The Other Half.

What Is The Use Of Fighting For The Vote If We Do Not Have A Country To Vote In? With That Patriotism That Has Nerved Women To Endure Torture In Prison For The National Good, We Ardently Desire That Our Country Shall Be Victorious.

...the Way To Reform Has Always Led Through Prison.