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The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify. ↗

— Elihu Root

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The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics. ↗

— Elihu Root

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There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. ↗

— Elihu Root

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Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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I suppose you all grant that woman is a human being. If she has a right to life she has a right to earn a support for that life. If a human being, she has a right to have her powers and faculties as a human being developed. If developed, she has a right to exercise them. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is no need of any written authority. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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But say some, would you expose woman to the contact of rough, rude, drinking, swearing, fighting men at the ballot box? What a humiliating confession lies in this plea for keeping woman in the background! ↗

— Ernestine Rose

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If any difference should be made by law between husband and wife, reason, justice and humanity, if their voices were heard, would dictate that it should be in her favor. ↗

— Ernestine Rose

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