If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves? – Mary Astell
Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best. – Mary Astell

If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves? – Mary Astell
Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best. – Mary Astell
The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in Gods Eyes. – Mary Astell
How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? – Mary Astell