Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft
If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation

If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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If women be educated for dependence that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop? – Mary Wollstonecraft

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I do earnestly wish to see the distinction of sex confounded in society, unless where love animates the behaviour. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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Basically, women have to prove they are strong at all times. And then when they go on the attack, they have to not appear mean because those women often get the label of being catty. – Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women – that somewhere along the line theyll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen. – Salma Hayek

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A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward. – Minna Antrim

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All womens issues are to some degree mens issues and all mens issues are to some degree womens issues because when either sex wins unilaterally both sexes lose. – Warren Farrell

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