塞尼卡福尔斯感伤宣言与决议（2/2）

2.Resotions

Whereas, the great precept of nature is o be, that “an shall pursue his own true and substantial happess”, Bckstonehis taries rearks, that this w of Nature beg eval with ankd, and dictated by God hiself, is of urse superiorobligation to any other.It is bdg over all the globe,all untries and at all tis; no huan ws are of any validity if ntrary to this, and such of the as are valid, derive all their force, andall their validity, and all their authority, diately and idiately, fro this al; therefore,

Resolved, that such ws as nflict,any way with the true and substantial happess of woan, are ntrary to the great precept of nature and of no validity, for this is “superiorobligation to any other”.

Resolved, that all ws which prevent woan fro oupyg such a stationsociety as her nsce shall dictate, or which pce hera position ferior to that of an, are ntrary to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority.

Resolved, that woan is an’s equal—was teo be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race deands that she should be regnized as such.

Resolved, that the won of this untry ought to be enlightenedregard to the ws under which they live, that they ay no longer publish their degradation by decrg theselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance by assertg that they have all the rights they want.

Resolved, thatas uch as an, while cig for hiself tellectual superiority does aord to woan oral superionty, it is preeently his duty to enurage her to speak and teach, as she has an opportunity,all religioasseblies.

Resolved, that the sa aount of virtue, delicad refent of behavior that is required of woanthe social state, should also be required of an, and the sa transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both an and woan.

Resolved, that the obje of delicad ipropriety, which is so often brought agast woan when she addresses a public audience, es with a very ill-grace fro those who enurage, by their attendance, her appearaage,theorfeats of the circ.

Resolved, that woan has too loed satisfiedthe circcribed liits which rrupt ctos and a perverted application of the Scriptures have arked out for her, and that it is ti she should ovethe enrged sphere which her great Creator has assigned her.

Resolved, that it is the duty of the won of this untry to secure to theselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.

Resolved, that the equality of huan rights results necessarily fro the fact of the identity of the racecapabilities and responsibilities.

Resolved, therefore, That beg vested by the creator with the sa capabilities, and the sa nsess of responsibility for their exercise, it is deonstrably the right and duty of woan, equally with an, to proote every righteo cae by every righteo ans; and especiallyregard to the great subjects of orals and religion, it is self-evidently her right to participate with her brotherteachg the, bothprivate andpublic, by writg and by speakg, by any struntalities proper to be ed andany asseblies proper to be held; and this beg a self-evident truth grog out of the dively ipnted prciples of huan nature, any cto or authority adverse to it, whether odern or wearg the hoary san of antiquity, is to be regarded as a self-evident falsehood, and at war with ankd.

Resolved, That the speedy suess of our cae depends upon the zealo anduntirg efforts of both n and won, for the overthrow of the onopoly of thepulpit and for the securg to won an equal participation with nthe vario trades,professions and rce.