"It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed this Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people — women as well as men. To deny to women the ballot is a violation of the supreme law of the land." — Susan B. Anthony, 1873
Anthony grounded suffrage rights primarily in
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The Preamble's broad framing and 14th Amendment citizenship
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Common law inheritance from England
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State constitutions of New England
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The Declaration of Independence's natural rights only
Explanation
Anthony built her "New Departure" argument on Preamble language and 14th Amendment citizenship, arguing women's votes were already constitutional.