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It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Age: 38 †
Born: 1759
Born: April 27
Died: 1797
Died: September 10
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The birthright of man ... is such a degree of liberty, civil and religious, as is compatible with the liberty of every other individual with whom he is united in a social compact.
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The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized.
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