“In proportion to power is responsibility.”

— Ernestine Rose, Address to the First Anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association (1867)

About Ernestine Rose

1810 – 1892

Polish-born American suffragist and abolitionist, a leading advocate of women's rights.

“Loyal means to be true to one's highest conviction.”

“It was a great mistake to say that God made man in his image.”

“Where Nature is dumb, and Man ignorant, Revelation speaks in the authoritative voice of prophecy.”

“If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”

“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”

“In dreams begin responsibilities.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”