Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped.
Frances WrightTo give liberty to a slave before he understands its value is, perhaps, rather to impose a penalty than to bestow a blessing.
Frances WrightThese will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it.
Frances WrightOpinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten.
Frances Wright