“The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.”

“Religion hides many mischiefs from suspicion.”

“Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream.”

“Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.”

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

“Let woman share the rights and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated.”

“Only that education deserves emphatically to be termed cultivation of the mind which teaches young people how to begin to think.”