The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the constitutions of the several states and the organic laws of the territories, all alike propose to protect the people in the exercise of their God-given rights. Not one of them pretends to bestow rights.
– Susan B. Anthony,
speech delivered canvassing prior to her trial for voting,
Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought, Volume 2: Reconstruction to the Present
Happy birthday, Susan B. Anthony!
