The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they wou...
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The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they would be assuming a burden though they knew themselves unable to bear it. It is the sediment, not the wave, of a sex. It is the antithesis of that highest and sweetest mystery - conviction by submission, and conquest by sacrifice.

The Meaning of This Quote

This quote means that the success of the suffrage movement (which gives women the right to vote) would be harmful to women. It would be a heavy burden for them because the women think they are not capable of dealing with it. Women usually rely on understanding and submitting to a situation in order to be successful, but with the suffrage movement, they cannot do this and will instead have to struggle and sacrifice to get what they want.

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John Boyle O’Reilly
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