“I do not think the mere extension of the ballot a panacea for all the ills of our national life. What we need to-day is not simply more voters, but better voters.”

She argues that political participation needs informed and responsible citizenship, not merely expanded numbers. · Speech, Woman's Political Future, 1893

• Education
• Politics
• Responsibility

“Political life in our country has plowed in muddy channels, and needs the infusion of clearer and cleaner waters.”

A vivid metaphor for the need to purify political life rather than merely alter its institutions. · Speech, Woman's Political Future, 1893

• Change
• Integrity
• Politics

“In her hand are possibilities whose use or abuse must tell upon the political life of the nation, and send their influence for good or evil across the track of unborn ages.”

She stresses the long-term consequences of political power and responsibility. · Speech, Woman's Political Future, 1893

• Future
• Possibility
• Responsibility