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Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes: The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.
         

The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.


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The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.
         



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I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.



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Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.



Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

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If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!






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