Influence Which Is Given On The Side

Marriage ... Is Still The Imperfect Institution It Must Remain While Women Continue To Be Ill-educated, Passive, And Subservient.

All Women Should Inform Themselves Of The Condition Of Their Sex And Of Their Own Position. It Must Necessarily Follow That The Noblest Of Them Will, Sooner Or Later, Put Forth A Moral Power Which Shall Prostrate Cant, And Burst Asunder The Bonds (silken To Some But Cold Iron To Others) Of Feudal Prejudice And Usages. In The Meantime Is It To Be Understood That The Principles Of The Declaration Of Independence Bear No Relation To Half Of The Human Race? If So, What Is The Ground Of This Limitation?

Wherever The Appearance Of A Conventional Aristocracy Exists In America, It Must Arise From Wealth, As It Cannot From Birth. An Aristocracy Of Mere Wealth Is Vulgar Everywhere. In A Republic, It Is Vulgar In The Extreme.

There Have Been Few Things In My Life Which Have Had A More Genial Effect On My Mind Than The Possession Of A Piece Of Land.

Authorship Has Never Been With Me A Matter Of Choice. I Have Not Done It For Amusement, Or For Money, Or For Fame, Or For Any Reason But Because I Could Not Help It.