Bears Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed because they will be obeyed, and constantly endeavor to settle that power on a divine right which will not bear the investigation of reason.” quote by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — Download Open image

“Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed because they will be obeyed, and constantly endeavor to settle that power on a divine right which will not bear the investigation of reason.”

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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