My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily. Victoria Woodhull More Quotes by Victoria Woodhull More Quotes From Victoria Woodhull My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly. Victoria Woodhull judgingpracticelove The wife who submits to sexual intercourse against her wishes or desires, virtually commits suicide; while the husband who compels it, commits murder. Victoria Woodhull wifehusbandsuicide there are scores of thousands of women who are denominated prostitutes, and who are supported by hundreds of thousands of men who should, for like reasons, also be denominated prostitutes, since what will change a woman into a prostitute must also necessarily change a man into the same. Victoria Woodhull shouldreasonmen Every woman knows that if she were free, she would never bear an unwished-for child nor think of murdering one before its birth. Victoria Woodhull abortionchildrenthinking You are all aware that my private life has been pictured to the public by the press of the country with the intent to make people believe me to be a very bad woman. Victoria Woodhull believecountrypeople I was divorced from Dr. Woodhull for reasons which to me were sufficient, but I was never his enemy. Victoria Woodhull drsreasonenemy Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life. Victoria Woodhull occupationmenlife The American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes. Victoria Woodhull onward-and-upwardpoliticalintellectual Is it fair to treat a woman worse than a man, and then revile her because she is a woman? Victoria Woodhull fairstreatsmen For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity. Victoria Woodhull profanityaggravationfinancial Love is that which exists to do good, not merely to get good. Victoria Woodhull love-is It must always be remembered that you can never do right until you are first free to do wrong; since the doing of a thing under compulsion is evidence neither of good nor bad intent; and if under compulsion, who shall decide what would be the substituted rule of action under full freedom? Victoria Woodhull would-beactionfirsts One of the charges made against me is that I lived in the same house with my former husband, Dr. Woodhull, and my present husband, Col. Blood. The fact is a fact. Victoria Woodhull husbandhouseblood Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul. Victoria Woodhull agonyevildream I went with my husband and an innocent child to California. I went to a theatrical manager and asked him to allow me to earn money enough on the stage to buy our tickets home. He did. Victoria Woodhull husbandhomechildren The rights of children as individuals begin while yet they remain the foetus. Victoria Woodhull abortionrightschildren No legal ceremony--no election of the woman--no penalty for the perfidy of the man--no law to compel him to do his duty, no compensation for the poor woman who is turned adrift like the girl of the street, penniless, to sell herself on the best possible terms. This is Divine marriage, or Moses and the Bible lie; and this is Bible divorce--putting away! Victoria Woodhull divorcegirllying I do not assume to speak for anyone. I know I speak in direct opposition to the wishes of many by whom I am surrounded. Victoria Woodhull assumingspeakwish I do not intend to be made the scapegoat of sacrifice, to be offered up as a victim to society. Victoria Woodhull sacrificevictimmade It is extremely unfortunate that an editor's own life and practice should be notoriously at variance with his written principles. Victoria Woodhull editorsprinciplespractice
