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The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female.
So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not
fly. Until womankind reaches the same degree as man, until she enjoys the same
arena of activity, extraordinary attainment for humanity will not be realized;
humanity cannot wing its way to heights of real attainment. When the two wings
or parts become equivalent in strength, enjoying the same prerogatives, the
flight of man will be exceedingly lofty and extraordinary. Therefore, woman
must receive the same education as man and all inequality be adjusted. Thus,
imbued with the same virtues as man, rising through all the degrees of human
attainment, women will become the peers of men, and until this equality is
established, true progress and attainment for the human race will not be
facilitated.
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The evident reasons underlying this are as follows: Woman by nature is
opposed to war; she is an advocate of peace. Children are reared and brought
up by the mothers who give them the first principles of education and labour
assiduously in their behalf. Consider, for instance, a mother who has tenderly
reared a son for twenty years to the age of maturity. Surely she will not
consent to having that son torn asunder and killed in the field of battle.
Therefore, as woman advances toward the degree of man in power and privilege,
with the right of vote and control in human government, most assuredly war will
cease; for woman is naturally the most devoted and staunch advocate of
international peace.
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