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Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how little is there of either in the world, because it requires more cultivation of mind to keep awake affection, even in our own hearts, than the common run of people suppose.

Mary Wollstonecraft

As sound politics diffuse liberty, mankind, including woman, will become more wise and virtuous.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Liberty Politics Virtue Wisdom Woman
Men, in general, seem to employ their reason to justify prejudices, rather than to root them out.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Justice Man Reason
Considering the length of time that women have been dependent, is it surprising that some of them hug their chains, and fawn like the spaniel?
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Time Woman
I like to use significant words.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Myself Word
In short, women, in general, as well as the rich of both sexes, have acquired all the follies and vices of civilization, and missed the useful fruit.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Rich Sex Vice Woman
She would stand and behold the waves rolling, and think of the voice that could still the tumultuous deep.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Herself Thinking Voice
If children are to be educated to understand the true principle of patriotism, their mother must be a patriot.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Children Education Mom Patriotism Principle True
Those who are bold enough to advance before the age they live in, must learn to brave censure.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Age Enough Learning Live
I never wanted but your heart-that gone, you have nothing more to give.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Break Up Heart Myself True Love
Not on the score of modesty, but decency; for the care which some modest women take, making at the same time a display of that care, not to let their legs be seen, is as childish as immodest.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Care Time Woman
I do not wish them women to have power over men; but over themselves.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Myself Power Woman Women Empowerment
All power inebriates weak man; and its abuse proves that the more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Equality Establishment Man Power Virtue Weakness
Rousseau exerts himself to prove that all was right originally: a crowd of authors that all is now right: and I, that all will be right.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Himself Right
But let me now stop; I may be a little partial, and view every thing with the jaundiced eye of melancholy – for I am sad – and have cause.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Eyes Myself Sad Stop View
Happy would it be for women, if they were only flattered by the men who loved them; I mean, who love the individual, not the sex.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Happiness Love Man Sex Woman
I gazed around with rapture, and felt more of that spontaneous pleasure which gives credibility to our expectation of happiness than I had for a long, long time before.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Feeling Happiness Myself See Time

Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how little is there of either in the world, because it requires more cultivation of mind to keep awake affection, even in our own hearts, than the common run of people suppose.

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Friendship and domestic happiness are continually praised; yet how little is there of either in the world, because it requires more cultivation of mind to keep awake affection, even in our own hearts, than the common run of people suppose.

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