To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up to be wedded to an idea may be, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up to be wedded to an idea may be, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages.

topics: Wisdom keywords: happiest, holiest, idea, marriages, principle, reform, triumph , wedded

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Date of birth: 1815-11-12

Date of death: 1902-10-26

Quotes number: 30

Nationality: American

Profession: Activist

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