The absurd duty, too often inculcated, of obeying a parent only on account of his being a parent, shackles the mind, and prepares it for a slavish submission to any power but reason.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

And this homage to women's attractions has distorted their understanding tosuch an extent that almost all the civilized women of the present century are anxious only to inspire love, when they ought to have the nobler aim of getting respect for their abilities and virtues.

Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.

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

Let woman share the rights and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated.

No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.