Quote#Heart
The value of the movement does not depend upon whether it is voted up…
Quote byAnna Howard Shaw · 1847–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Suffrage for Women" (August 25, 1909).
English (original)
The value of the movement does not depend upon whether it is voted up or voted down; its importance depends on whether it is fundamentally right or not, and the heart of the human race is bound to be ultimately fundamentally right.
— Anna Howard Shaw
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