HQ 1596 .A63 1867 そ William Stephens Dean the auther thanks Anthony jon: with his kind respecs THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEPENDENCE OF WOMEN. THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEPENDENCE OF WOMEN. Ἴσως δή, εἶπον, παρὰ τὸ ἔθος γελοῖα ἂν φαίνοιτο πολλὰ περὶ τὰ νῦν PLATO. 'The intellectual and moral differences between the sexes, seem to me to be Asserting the rights which women in common with men ought to contend for, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. 'Parmi les progrès de l'esprit humain les plus importans pour le bonheur CONDORCET. SECOND EDITION. LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. The right of translation is reserved. IN WRITING on a subject which the late Mrs. J. S. Mill has treated with a breadth of view, felicity of illustration, and closeness of reasoning worthy of her great reputation, we have been obliged to touch much of the ground cultivated by her genius. Whenever we have done so, we have ventured to adopt her language; and though we are happy to feel that her influence has had much to do in strengthening our convictions, we are not aware that we have made any direct use of her labour without acknowledgment. As, however, we quote from Mrs. Mill at some length on two or three occasions; as these quotations do not give any adequate idea of the essay from which they are taken; and as every one, in common with Mr. Mill, must feel a pride in the reputation of this most distinguished woman, we take the liberty to subjoin, with some omissions, the paragraph with which Mr. 261870 |