Quote#Self
I want to call attention to the self-restraint which was shown by our…
Quote byEmmeline Pankhurst · 1858–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: My Own Story (1914).
English (original)
I want to call attention to the self-restraint which was shown by our followers on the night of the 13th, after we had been arrested. Our rule has always been to be patient, exercise self-restraint, show our so-called superiors that we are not hysterical; to use no violence, but rather to offer ourselves to the violence of others. (Book II, Ch. 3)
— Emmeline Pankhurst
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