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Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Equality Fact In Fact Liberty Soul Without

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The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Become Been Difficult Error Fixed Formed Habits Hard Mind Practice Prejudice Principles Receive Simplest Time Truths

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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

Topics: According All Things Bring Contented Courage Decide Disappointment Down Evidence Good Hear Ignorance Minds More Only Ourselves Prepared Reap Should Sit Than Things Truth Wisely

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Our religious belief usurps the place of our sensations, our imaginations of our judgment. We no longer look to actions, trace their consequences, and then deduce the rule; we first make the rule, and then, right or wrong, force the action to square with it.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Action Actions Belief Consequences First Force Imaginations Judgment Longer Look Make Our Place Religious Religious Belief Right Rule Sensations Square Then Trace Wrong

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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

Topics: Being Every Human Human Being Knowledge May Mind Ought Receive Same Trained Vary Will

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Instead of establishing facts, we have to overthrow errors; instead of ascertaining what is, we have to chase from our imaginations what is not.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Chase Errors Establishing Facts Imaginations Instead Our Overthrow

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Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Around Arrive Attentive Authorities Examine Facts Learned Meaning Meaning Of Nature Observation Passing Personal Received Simple Surely Things Time Us Words

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We have seen that no religion stands on the basis of things known; none bounds its horizon within the field of human observation; and, therefore, as it can never present us with indisputable facts, so must it ever be at once a source of error and contention.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Basis Bounds Contention Error Ever Facts Field Horizon Human Known Must Never None Observation Once Present Religion Seen Source Stands Therefore Things Us Within

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There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being.

~Frances Wright

Topics: Another Being Honest Limit Rights Sentient Touch Where

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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

Topics: Against Believe Examine Faith Grounds Inquire Know Look Nature Opinions Out Possess Reason Say Search Things Understand Why You Your

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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