John C. Calhoun

Were there no contrariety of interests, nothing would be more simple and easy than to form and preserve free institutions. The right of suffrage alone would be a sufficient guarantee. It is the conflict of opposing interests which renders it the most difficult work of man.

American Statesman

Rutherford B. Hayes

Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.

American President

Abraham Lincoln

I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).

Alice Paul

I know my father believed and my mother believed in and supported the suffrage movement, and I remember my mother taking me to suffrage meetings held in the home of a Quaker family that lived not far from us.

American Activist

Emmeline Pankhurst

I was fourteen years old when I went to my first suffrage meeting. Returning from school one day, I met my mother just setting out for the meeting, and I begged her to let me go along.

English Activist

Frank Moore Colby

If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.

American Educator

John Bright

I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does not seem to me very unlikely that the suffrage will be granted to women.

British Politician

W. E. B. Du Bois

Every argument for Negro suffrage is an argument for women's suffrage.

American Writer

Joshua Wong

Chinese Activist

Susan B. Anthony

Suffrage means having the right to vote, often linked to democratic processes.

Voting Rights

Suffrage is associated with historical movements for voting rights, especially for marginalized groups.

Historical Struggle

Suffrage isn't just a concept; it's an earned right that represents freedom and equality in society.

Earned Rights

In religious contexts, suffrage refers to prayers, especially for help or expressing gratitude.

Religious Practice

Suffrage can imply a group's communal prayer or series of prayers for a specific intention.

Collective Prayer

Suffrage often involves a collective wish for divine support, emphasizing unity in faith.

Spiritual Solidarity

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 Winston Churchill once said that democracy is a terrible system except for all the rest. Well, apparently he hadn't heard of the Organization Department. Now, Westerners always assume that multi-party election with universal suffrage is the only source of political legitimacy.

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 good afternoon everyone my name is rachel hardigan and i'm a senior writer with national geographic today we're continuing our conversation our celebration of women's suffrage

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