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A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790)
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No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
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The birthright of man... is such a degree of liberty, civil and religious, as is compatible with the liberty of every other individual with whom he is united in a social compact.
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What, but the rapacity of the only men who exercised their reason, the priests, secured such vast property to the church, when a man gave his perishable substance to save himself from the dark torments of purgatory.
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The more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.
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Why is our fancy to be appalled by terrific perspectives of a hell beyond the grave?
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You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Born:
April 27, 1759
Died:
September 10, 1797
(aged 38)
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