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


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Women are from their very infancy debarred those Advantages with the want of which they are afterwards reproached.

Women are from their very infancy debarred those Advantages with the want of which they are afterwards reproached.



Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.

Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.



Marry for Love, an Heroick Action, which makes a mighty noise in the World, partly because of its rarity, and partly in regard of its extravagancy.

Marry for Love, an Heroick Action, which makes a mighty noise in the World, partly because of its rarity, and partly in regard of its extravagancy.



Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.

Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.



To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.



The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.

The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.



Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.

Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.



If God had not intended that Women shou'd use their Reason, He wou'd not have given them any, 'for He does nothing in vain.

If God had not intended that Women shou'd use their Reason, He wou'd not have given them any, 'for He does nothing in vain.



The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.



None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue.

None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue.





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I believe we're past the point where the government or the private sector can solve all problems, it's all about partnerships.

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I just thank God I'm still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated.

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Confidence has a lot to do with interviewing - that, and timing.



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A primary purpose for setting goals is to get you moving in the right direction. When you set goals, you have to keep them always in mind.

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I always felt as though, 'If nothing else, I have a successful marriage.'

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