Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft
Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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In every age there has been a stream of popular opinion that has carried all before it, and given a family character, as it were, to the century. – 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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Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs, they become naturally only objects of sense. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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In our post-9/11 world, our Nations military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. – Mike Rogers

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Economic prosperity and quality education for our children are inexorably linked. – Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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