His subject is the "Origin of Species," & not the origin of Organization; & it seems a needless mischief to have opened the latter speculation at all.
Harriet MartineauMarriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.
Harriet MartineauI never did a right thing or abstained from a wrong one from any consideration of reward or punishment.
Harriet Martineau