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> [“An education is truly “fitted for freedom” only if it is such as to produce free citizens, citizens who are free not because of wealth or birth, but because they can call their minds their own. Male and female, slave-born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/an-education-is-truly-fitted-for-freedom-only-if-it-is-such-as-to/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

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## More by Martha Nussbaum

> [I worked among many famous philosophers, and I tried to observe how they treated students. I knew which ones I wanted to be like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/i-worked-among-many-famous-philosophers-and-i-tried-to-observe-how/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/all-of-us-whether-we-are-ignorant-of-philosophy-or-professors-of/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [I think Americans did learn that you just are not going to be able to live well if you subordinate people on the grounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/i-think-americans-did-learn-that-you-just-are-not-going-to-be-able-to/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/i-wish-a-person-with-a-record-of-competence-such-as-nitish-kumar/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [I wouldn't express anything without being very thoughtful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/i-wouldn-t-express-anything-without-being-very-thoughtful/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [When I was four I joined a group of girls who were talking about their party dresses. I thought they were imagining, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/when-i-was-four-i-joined-a-group-of-girls-who-were-talking-about/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [There were several men who had blazed the trail for talking about emotions in philosophy; otherwise my work would have had even more opposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/there-were-several-men-who-had-blazed-the-trail-for-talking-about/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/emotions-aren-t-just-mindless-urges-they-contain-thoughts-about/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [If you've been betrayed by a spouse or a partner, it's much easier to focus on causing that person pain than it is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/if-you-ve-been-betrayed-by-a-spouse-or-a-partner-it-s-much-easier-to/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/people-and-i-think-this-is-particularly-true-of-americans-don-t-like/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [Fear and monarchy pair nicely. But democracy means you have to work with people you may not like but you must still believe are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/fear-and-monarchy-pair-nicely-but-democracy-means-you-have-to-work/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [You have to connect your work to what people are doing. A good way is to construct a bridge between theory and practice -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/you-have-to-connect-your-work-to-what-people-are-doing-a-good-way-is/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/you-can-t-have-a-democracy-when-people-don-t-learn-to-put-themselves/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [Every time I undress in the locker room of my gym, I see women bearing the scars of liposuction, tummy tucks, breast implants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/every-time-i-undress-in-the-locker-room-of-my-gym-i-see-women-bearing/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

> [The U.S. has always understood itself to be united around political principles and not around culture, whereas the nations of Europe have a much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/the-u-s-has-always-understood-itself-to-be-united-around-political/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

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