... the ocean could not be swept back with a broom. The truth was out. It illuminated the world. Motherhood no longer cringed before the relentless laws of fecundity. Margaret Sanger More Quotes by Margaret Sanger More Quotes From Margaret Sanger We gather perfect fruit from perfect trees. Margaret Sanger fruit perfect tree Towards orthodox religion, father's own attitude remained one of tolerance. He looked upon the New Testament as the noble story of a human being which, because of ignorance and the lack of printing presses, had become exaggerated. He maintained that religions served their purpose; some people depended on them all their lives to make them honest. Others did not need to be so held in line. But subjection to any church was a reflection on strength and character. You should be able to get from yourself what you had to go go church for. Margaret Sanger ignorance attitude father The basic freedom of the world is woman's freedom. Margaret Sanger world It is a noteworthy fact that not one of the women to whom I have spoken so far believes in abortion as a practice; but it is principle for which they are standing. They also believe that the complete abolition of the abortion law will shortly do away with abortions, as nothing else will. Margaret Sanger practice law believe I resolved that women should have knowledge of contraception. They have every right to know about their own bodies. I would strikeout--I would scream from the housetops. I would tell the world what was going on in the lives of these poor women. I would be heard. No matter what it should cost. I would be heard. Margaret Sanger cost should-have would-be The first right of every child is to be wanted, to be desired, to be planned for with an intensity of love that gives it its title to being. Margaret Sanger titles giving children As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I have felt as though I were entering a cathedral with prayer in my heart. Margaret Sanger prayer feet heart Woman was and is condemned to a system under which the lawful rapes exceed the unlawful ones a million to one. Margaret Sanger unlawful exceed millions In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when Margaret Sanger illustration simple new-york No woman can call herself free who cannot choose the time to be a mother or not as she sees fit. Margaret Sanger birth birth-control mother Birth control is the means by which woman attains basic freedom. Margaret Sanger birth birth-control mean Speaking of Margaret Sanger, Grandson Alexander Sanger, head of Planned Parenthood of New York City, said: She made people accept that women had the right to control their own destinies. Margaret Sanger destiny cities new-york As a cause becomes more and more successful, the ideas of the people engaged in it are bound to change. Margaret Sanger successful people ideas The real hope of the world lies in putting as painstaking thought into the business of mating as we do into other big businesses. Margaret Sanger real lying world Eugenics, which had started long before my time, had once been defined as including free love and prevention of conception... Recently it had cropped up again in the form of selective breeding. Margaret Sanger prevention eugenics long The greatest issue is to raise the question of birth control out of the gutter of obscenity ... into the light of intelligence and human understanding. Margaret Sanger issues understanding light ... it has always been the depth of my belief, my faith, or my love that was the mainspring of my behavior. When once I believed in doing a thing, nothing could prevent my doing it. Margaret Sanger depth belief faith The most far-reaching social development of modern times is the revolt of woman against sex servitude. The most important force in the remaking of the world is a free motherhood. Margaret Sanger motherhood important sex Has knowledge of birth control, so carefully guarded and so secretly practiced by the women of the wealthy class - and so tenaciously withheld from the working women - brought them misery? Rather, has it not promoted greater happiness, greater freedom, greater prosperity and more harmony among them? The women who have this knowledge are the women who have been free to develop, free to enjoy in its best sense, and free to advance the interests of the community. Margaret Sanger birth-control community class The third group [of society] are those irresponsible and reckless ones having little regard for the consequences of their acts, or whose religious scruples prevent their exercising control over their numbers. Many of this group are diseased, feeble-minded, and are of the pauper element dependent upon the normal and fit members of society for their support. There is no doubt in the minds of all thinking people that the procreation of this group should be stopped. Margaret Sanger religious exercise thinking
