Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes on Virtue
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 virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“Virtue can only flourish among equals.”
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Attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft:
“How can a being be generous who has nothing of its own? Or virtuous who is not free?”
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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.”