25 Quotes by Millicent Fawcett

Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.

What draws men and women together is stronger than the brutality and tyranny which drive them apart.

I can never feel that setting fire to houses and churches and litter boxes and destroying valuable pictures really helps to convince people that women ought to be enfranchised.

The first organised opposition by women to women’s suffrage in England dates from 1889, when a number of ladies led by Mrs Ward appealed against the proposed extension of the Parliamentary suffrage to women.

Of the influence of Mr. Mill’s personal character on those who were his political associates, it is difficult to speak too warmly.

What is true of Mr. Mill’s influence on the women’s-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest.

Every one must be familiar with the often expressed opinion, that, as a practical politician, Mr. Mill’s career was essentially a failure.