I begin to love this creature, and to anticipate her birth as a fresh twist to a knot, which I do not wish to untie
Mary Wollstonecraft
The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.
Mary Wollstonecraft
If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Standing armies can never consist of resolute robust men; they may be well-disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong passions, or with very vigorous faculties.
Mary Wollstonecraft