“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.”
Quote by Frances Wright
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Course of popular lectures as delivered by Frances Wright: with three addresses on various public occasions, and a reply to the charges against the French reformers of 1789. Second edition
Frances Wright, an influential figure of her time, delivers a series of lectures and addresses in this book. These lectures cover a range of public issues and are accompanied by a detailed response to the charges leveled against the French reformers of 1789. The second edition of the book offers a revised and updated version of Wright's original work. more
Author
Frances Wright
Frances Wright was an American writer and social reformer, born on September 6, 1795, and died on December 13, 1852. She is known for her advocacy of women's rights, abolition of slavery, and socialist ideas. more
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