“It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.”

“Independent women must expect more of themselves, since neither men nor other more conventionally domesticated women will hope for anything, or expect any result other than utter failure.”

“When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.”

“Insofar as men gain time, ease, independence, or liberty from women's domestic labors, they lack incentive to change.”

“Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines his talent as a worker and his worth as a man. Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn't done for others. There is no substitute for personal dignity. There is no standard of personal dignity except independence.”

“Women are all female impersonators to some degree.”