"Men, indeed, appear to me to act in a very unphilosophical manner, when they try to secure the good conduct of women by attempting to keep them always in a state of childhood."

"I have a soul that is too noble to be enslaved."

"The education of women has been so managed that the sex has been rendered an artificial, weak character, and, consequently, more or less useless members of society."

"Virtue can only flourish amongst equals."

"Pleasure is the business of women, according to the present modification of society, and while it continues to be so, little can be expected from such weak beings."