It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union…. Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. – Susan B. Anthony
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. – Rebecca West, “Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice,” The Clarion, 1
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. – Joseph Baretti, quoted by James Boswell, 1766 (commonly misattributed to Samuel