Elizabeth Cady Stanton (née Cady; November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention...
I have given two cousins to war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother.
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
Sacrifice is romantic until the only payoff is a broken heart and endless pain.
—Deborah Bladon in CHANCE