I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position…

Susan B. Anthony
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I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come. ✨ Lynn Sherr, Susan B. Anthony (1995). Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words, Crown
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I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come. ✨ Lynn Sherr, Susan B. Anthony (1995). Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words, Crown

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