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Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft
Children, I grant, should be innocent but when the epithet is appl

Children, I grant, should be innocent but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness. – Mary Wollstonecraft

Other quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft

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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Society
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Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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As long as there are women in the world, men will have a greatly exaggerated idea of how many things take care of themselves. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Why cant all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why cant we cant we all be considered possible love interests? – Margaret Cho

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When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds. – Camryn Manheim

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Women have no wilderness in them. They are provident instead content in the tight hot cell of their hearts. To eat dusty bread. – Louise Bogan

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I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation. – Trevor Dunn

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Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest. – Peace Pilgrim

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