Quote#God & Faith
The only points in which I differ from all ecclesiastical teaching is…
Quote byElizabeth Cady Stanton · 1815–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Woman's Bible (1898).
English (original)
The only points in which I differ from all ecclesiastical teaching is that I do not believe that any man ever saw or talked with God, I do not believe that God inspired the Mosaic code, or told the historians what they say he did about woman, for all the religions on the face of the earth degrade her, and so long as woman accepts the position that they assign her, her emancipation is impossible.
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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