Frances Wright
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Frances Wright
@franceswright.bsky.social
Scottish philosopher, women's rights, and equality
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Frances Wright
1795-1852 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being. Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. (Cont)
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Frances Wright
1795-1852 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being. Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. (Cont)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the uncertain threshold of tyranny."
January 31, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Frances Wright
1795-1852 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being. Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. (Cont)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM