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List of Margaret Sanger Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 104 inspiring quotes by Margaret Sanger.

About Margaret Sanger

  • Born: September 14, 1879
  • Died: September 6, 1966
  • Occupation: Activist
    • Diplomats make it their business to conceal the facts, and politicians violently denounce the politicians of other countries.
    Country Diplomats Facts
    War, famine, poverty and oppression of the workers will continue while woman makes life cheap. they will cease only when she limits her reproductivity and human life is no longer a thing to be wasted.
    War Limits Poverty
    Speaking of margaret sanger, grandson alexander sanger, head of planned parenthood of new york city, said: she made people accept that women had the right to control their own destinies.
    New York Destiny Cities
    In the end, through simple illustrations i believed i had accomplished my purpose. a dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. the conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to new york.
    New York Simple Illustration
    Life has taught me one supreme lesson. this is that we must—if we are really to live at all, if we are to enjoy the life more abundant promised by the sages of wisdom—we must put our convictions into action. my remuneration has been that i have been privileged to act out my faith.
    Sage Lessons Taught
    The greatest issue is to raise the question of birth control out of the gutter of obscenity ... into the light of intelligence and human understanding.
    Issues Light Understanding
    ... it has always been the depth of my belief, my faith, or my love that was the mainspring of my behavior. when once i believed in doing a thing, nothing could prevent my doing it.
    Faith Depth Belief
    I resolved that women should have knowledge of contraception. they have every right to know about their own bodies. i would strikeout--i would scream from the housetops. i would tell the world what was going on in the lives of these poor women. i would be heard. no matter what it should cost. i would be heard.
    Should Have Would Be Cost
    A woman’s duty: to look the whole world in the face with a go-to-hell look in the eyes… to speak and act in defiance of convention.
    Eye Looks World
    The basic freedom of the world is woman's freedom.
    World
    We gather perfect fruit from perfect trees.
    Perfect Tree Fruit
    Towards orthodox religion, father's own attitude remained one of tolerance. he looked upon the new testament as the noble story of a human being which, because of ignorance and the lack of printing presses, had become exaggerated. he maintained that religions served their purpose; some people depended on them all their lives to make them honest. others did not need to be so held in line. but subjection to any church was a reflection on strength and character. you should be able to get from yourself what you had to go go church for.
    Attitude Father Ignorance
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