"I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion."
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Quotes by Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford (1824-1893) was a prominent American industrialist and politician, best known as the founder of Stanford University and a key figure in the development of the Central Pacific Railroad. Born in New York, he moved to California during the Gold Rush, where he made his fortune in mining and transportation. A staunch advocate for education, Stanford's legacy endures through his university, which reflects his belief in the transformative power of knowledge and innovation. His contributions profoundly shaped California's economic landscape and educational opportunities.
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"The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized."
Leland Stanford"The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill are among the inalienable inheritances of humanity."
Leland Stanford"The employer class is less indispensable in the modern organization of industries because the laboring men themselves possess sufficient intelligence to organize into co-operative relation and enjoy the entire benefits of their own labor."
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"From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to my mind that capital was the product of labor, and that therefore, in its best analysis there could be no natural conflict between capital and labor."
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"Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has an interest in the other."
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"In a very alert and bright state of society people learn co-operation by themselves, but in older and quieter conditions of laboring enterprise, such a bill as I propose will point out the way to mutual exertion."
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