Quote by Mary Astell
If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves

If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves? – Mary Astell

Other quotes by Mary Astell

How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? – Mary Astell

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respect
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Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it. – Mary Astell

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Wisdom
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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

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Wisdom
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Other Quotes from
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There are certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are of pretty woman to deserve them. – Jane Austen

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Men & Women

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. – Jane Austen

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Men & Women

So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind. – Aristotle

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Men & Women

Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them. – Walter Bagehot

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Men & Women

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Anything youre trying to will is focused on the future its always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable. – Martha Beck

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Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. – Thomas More

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alone

I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think its very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made. – E. P. Thompson

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A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success! – Doug Larson

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