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The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent.

Emmeline Pankhurst

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Emmeline Pankhurst
Age: 69 †
Born: 1858
Born: July 15
Died: 1928
Died: June 14
Activist
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Politician
Suffragette
Suffragist
Manchester
England
Emmeline Goulden
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Consent
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Men
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Beings
Human
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The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.
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