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Mary Astell3 quotes
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell · 1696If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves? — Mary Astell · 1706Tis less to be wonder'd at that women marry off in haste, for if they took time to consider and reflect upon it, they seldom would. — Mary Astell · 1700