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Frances Wright Quotes

These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it Picture Quote #1

... it would be impossible for women to stand in higher estimation than they do here. The deference that is paid to them at all times and in all places has often occasioned me as much surprise as pleasure Picture Quote #1

If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment Picture Quote #1

However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly Picture Quote #1

An opinion, right or wrong, can never constitute a moral offense, nor be in itself a moral obligation. It may be mistaken; it may involve an absurdity, or a contradiction. It is a truth; or it is an error: it can never be a crime or a virtue Picture Quote #1

All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you Picture Quote #1

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I have wedded the cause of human improvement, staked on it my fortune, my reputation and my life Picture Quote #1

We have... dreamed so much and observed so little, that our imaginations have grown larger than the world we live in, and our judgments have dwindled down to a point Picture Quote #1

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning Picture Quote #1

To give liberty to a slave before he understands its value is, perhaps, rather to impose a penalty than to bestow a blessing Picture Quote #1

The best road to correct reasoning is by physical science; the way to trace effects to causes is through physical science; the only corrective, therefore, of superstition is physical science Picture Quote #1

... the happiness of a people is the only rational object of government, and the only object for which a people, free to choose, can have a government at all Picture Quote #1

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Fathers and husbands! do ye not also understand this fact? Do ye not see how, in the mental bondage of your wives and fair companions, ye yourselves are bound? Picture Quote #1

Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction Picture Quote #1

Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten Picture Quote #1

The condition of women affords in all countries the best criterion by which to judge the character of men Picture Quote #1

The mode of delivering a truth makes, for the most part, as much impression on the mind of the listener as the truth itself Picture Quote #1

Credulity is always a ridiculous, often a dangerous failing: it has made of many a clever man, a fool; and of many a good man, a knave Picture Quote #1

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Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped Picture Quote #1

You have heard of, and studied various systems of philosophy; but real philosophy is opposed to all systems Picture Quote #1

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These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it (Frances Wright Quotes) ... it would be impossible for women to stand in higher estimation than they do here. The deference that is paid to them at all times and in all places has often occasioned me as much surprise as pleasure (Frances Wright Quotes) If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment (Frances Wright Quotes) However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly (Frances Wright Quotes) An opinion, right or wrong, can never constitute a moral offense, nor be in itself a moral obligation. It may be mistaken; it may involve an absurdity, or a contradiction. It is a truth; or it is an error: it can never be a crime or a virtue (Frances Wright Quotes) All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you (Frances Wright Quotes) I have wedded the cause of human improvement, staked on it my fortune, my reputation and my life (Frances Wright Quotes) We have... dreamed so much and observed so little, that our imaginations have grown larger than the world we live in, and our judgments have dwindled down to a point (Frances Wright Quotes) Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning (Frances Wright Quotes) To give liberty to a slave before he understands its value is, perhaps, rather to impose a penalty than to bestow a blessing (Frances Wright Quotes) The best road to correct reasoning is by physical science; the way to trace effects to causes is through physical science; the only corrective, therefore, of superstition is physical science (Frances Wright Quotes) ... the happiness of a people is the only rational object of government, and the only object for which a people, free to choose, can have a government at all (Frances Wright Quotes) Fathers and husbands! do ye not also understand this fact? Do ye not see how, in the mental bondage of your wives and fair companions, ye yourselves are bound? (Frances Wright Quotes) Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction (Frances Wright Quotes) Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten (Frances Wright Quotes) The condition of women affords in all countries the best criterion by which to judge the character of men (Frances Wright Quotes) The mode of delivering a truth makes, for the most part, as much impression on the mind of the listener as the truth itself (Frances Wright Quotes) Credulity is always a ridiculous, often a dangerous failing: it has made of many a clever man, a fool; and of many a good man, a knave (Frances Wright Quotes) Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped (Frances Wright Quotes) You have heard of, and studied various systems of philosophy; but real philosophy is opposed to all systems (Frances Wright Quotes)

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