Author: Alice Paul

Quotes

It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.

It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.

- Alice Paul

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.

- Alice Paul

To me, it was shocking that a government of men could look with such extreme contempt on a movement that was asking nothing except such a simple little thing as the right to vote.

To me, it was shocking that a government of men could look with such extreme contempt on a movement that was asking nothing except such a simple little thing as the right to vote.

- Alice Paul

I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

- Alice Paul

The Woman's Party is made up of women of all races, creeds and nationalities who are united on the one program of working to raise the status of women.

The Woman's Party is made up of women of all races, creeds and nationalities who are united on the one program of working to raise the status of women.

- Alice Paul

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

- Alice Paul

Food simply isn't important to me.

Food simply isn't important to me.

- Alice Paul

It has become impossible to forget 'votes for women,' just as it was impossible to forget the reformation of Luther.

It has become impossible to forget 'votes for women,' just as it was impossible to forget the reformation of Luther.

- Alice Paul

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