“Let's think a little about why, after so many centuries, never ahs a good tragedy, a good poem, a respected history, a good painting, a good book on physical science come from the hands of women? Why should these creatures, whose understanding seems so completely similar to men, seem however to be kept behind the barrier by an invincible power? Tell me if you can.” ScienceWomenFeminismPrejudiceEqualityGender Book:Reason, Illusion, and Passion: Philosophical Works Source: Reason, Illusion, and Passion: Philosophical Works
“I have always thought that the most sacred duty of men was to give their children an education that would prevent them, when they were older, from regretting their youth, which is the only time when one can truly get an education; you, my dear son, have now arrived at this happy age when the mind begins to think, and when the heart isn't yet subject to those intense emotions that will later come to disturb it.” ReasonScienceEducationYouthPedagogy Book:Reason, Illusion, and Passion: Philosophical Works Source: Reason, Illusion, and Passion: Philosophical Works