"The most perfect human being is the one who has the most freedom."

"In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason."

"How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?"

"It is a melancholy truth that among the higher classes, the only system of education adopted is calculated to make women more dependent and helpless."

"I shall be at a loss to discover why marriage has been called the tomb of love."