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. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men.

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Anthony, Susan B. Speech made after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. 5 Nov. 1872, Rochester, NY, USA.