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Maria Weston Chapman
6 quotes
“Confusion has seized us, and all things go wrong:The women have leaped from "their spheres"And instead of fixed stars, shoot as comets along,And are setting the world by the ears!”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If this is the last bulwark of freedom, we may as well die here as anywhere.”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Grudge no expense — yield to no opposition — forget fatigue — till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love have overcome.”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) first seen 1836 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Liberator, August 13, 1836, as quoted in
“Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom.”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one.”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a republican land the power behind the throne is the power. Save yourself the trouble of calling caucuses, printing party journals, distributing ballots, and the like. Let men who are fit for nothing of more consequence do this little work, which is best done by mere nobodies … Don’t drag the engine, like an ignoramus, but bring wood and water and flame, like an engineer.”
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source