Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every virtue; and independence I will ever secure by contracting my wants, though I were to live on a barren heath.

Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft

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Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is...

Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...