Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes on Knowledge
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century English writer and philosopher, regarded as one of the founding figures of modern feminist political thought. This page collects quotes attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“The mind will ever be unstable that has only prejudices to rest on, and the current will run with destructive fury when there are no barriers to break its force.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“Genius will educate itself.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“Make them free, and they will quickly become wise and virtuous.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“Reason is, indeed, the only foundation of morality.”