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"However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly."
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"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."

"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."

"The journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: In the desert!"

"The only soap of a dirty society is the clean men, only the clean can wash the grimy!"

"What the new government of Nigeria and other African governments must do, is to start a massive reorientation campaign in the culture of the dignity of labour."

"To Have Thousands Transformed In The Society Is To Lack Unity."
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"These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it."

"It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential."

"Let us unite on the safe and sure ground of fact and experiment, and we can never err; yet better, we can never differ."

"If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment."

"If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance."

"Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown."

"All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you."
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