Thirteenth Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the:

  • Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery
  • Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which stripped the president of many of his reserve powers
  • Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which specified that the prohibition on abortion would not limit freedom of travel
  • Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

Famous quotes containing the words thirteenth and/or amendment:

    “The thirteenth fairy,
    her fingers as long and thin as straws,
    her eyes burnt by cigarettes,
    her uterus an empty teacup,
    arrived with an evil gift.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “... when we shall have our amendment to the Constitution of the United States, everyone will think it was always so, just exactly as many young people believe that all the privileges, all the freedom, all the enjoyments which woman now possesses were always hers. They have no idea of how every single inch of ground that she stands upon to-day has been gained by the hard work of some little handful of women of the past.”
    —Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)