"I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned."

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Source : "The Progress of Fifty Years". Speech at the Congress of Women at the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition (World's Fair), Chicago, Illinois, digital.library.upenn.edu. 1893.

Lucy Stone

#Gratitude Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Speech Quotes

“Yes, I have cancer and it might not go away, but I can still have a future because life goes on.”
“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”
“Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.”
“We are born charming fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
“I love the idea of a beautiful neighborhood that represents the very best of American values, but also as a fun backdrop to some darker, deliciously sneaky things going on in people's lives.”
“We should want our advertising to be compelling.”
“I never felt part of the Christian industry.”
“I know very well that Berlin attaches great importance to NATO and solidarity, in terms of sharing the burden. For this reason, I feel confident that the German government will take the right decision, one that serves both German and NATO interests.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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