It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.
Frances WrightI am neither Jew nor Gentile, Mohammedan nor Theist; I am but a member of the human family, and would accept of truth by whomsoever offered -- that truth which we can all find, if we will but seek in things, not in words; in nature, not in human imagination; in our own hearts, not in temples made with hands.
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 WrightLove of power more frequently originates in vanity than pride (two qualities, by the way, which are often confounded) and is, consequently, yet more peculiarly the sin of little than of great minds.
Frances Wright