“ I have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Better that we should die fighting than be outraged and dishonored. Better to die than to live in slavery. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ My parents, especially my father, discussed the question of my brothers' education as a matter of real importance. My education and that of my sister were scarcely discussed at all. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and p… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Solitary confinement is too terrible a punishment to inflict on any human being, no matter what his crime. Hardened criminals in the men's prisons, it is said, often beg for the lash instead. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ One baby is a patient baby, and waits indefinitely until its mother is ready to feed it. The other baby is an impatient baby and cries lustily, screams and kicks and makes everybody unpleasant until i… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Every principle of liberty enunciated in any civilized country on earth, with very few exceptions, was intended entirely for men, and when women tried to force the putting into practice of these princ… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movem… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ From infancy, I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British government finally decided not to recognise the Confederacy, public opin… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ If it is right for men to fight for their freedom, and God knows what the human race would be like today if men had not, since time began, fought for their freedom, then it is right for women to fight… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Often I have heard the taunt that suffragists are women who have failed to find any normal outlet for their emotions, and are therefore soured and disappointed beings. This is probably not true of any… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ You must make women count as much as men you must have an equal standard of morals and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standar… Emmeline Pankhurst
“ I had to get a close-hand view of the misery and unhappiness of a man made world, before I reached the point where I could successfully revolt against it. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ We have to free half of the human race, the women, so that they can help to free the other half."~ Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst
“ Every man with a vote was considered a foe to woman suffrage unless he was prepared to be actively a friend. Emmeline Pankhurst
“ It is obvious to you that the struggle will be an unequal one, but I shall make it - I shall make it as long as I have an ounce of strength left in me, or any life left in me. Emmeline Pankhurst
