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Property wins people the respect that should be due only to talent and virtue
Drawn from what Mary Wollstonecraft said
What Mary Wollstonecraft actually said
- Mary Wollstonecraft English moral and political philosopher (1759 to 1797)
One class presses on another; for all are aiming to procure respect on account of their property: and property, once gained, will procure the respect due only to talents and virtue.
Where this was said
↗A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)gutenberg.org
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