It is my deliberate opinion that the one essential requisite of human welfare in all ways is scientific knowledge of human nature.

Even if their outward fortunes could be absolutely equalized, there would be, from individual constitution alone, an aristocracy and a democracy in every land. The fearful by nature would compose an aristocracy, the hopeful by nature a democracy, were all other causes of divergence done away.

It never enters the lady's head that the wet-nurse's baby probably dies.

All women should inform themselves of the condition of their sex and of their own position. It must necessarily follow that the noblest of them will, sooner or later, put forth a moral power which shall prostrate cant, and burst asunder the bonds (silken to some but cold iron to others) of feudal prejudice and usages. In the meantime is it to be understood that the principles of the Declaration of Independence bear no relation to half of the human race? If so, what is the ground of this limitation?

If there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is America.

. . . is it to be understood that the principles of the Declaration of Independence bear no relation to half of the human race?

it matters infinitely less what we do than what we are.