When you put your hand to the plow, you can’t put it down until you get to the end of the row.
—Alice Paul
Topics: Perseverance, Persistence
I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.
—Alice Paul
Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.
—Alice Paul
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