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“But one power should not be thrown down to exalt another--for all power intoxicates weak man; and its abuse proves, that the more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.
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From Chapter 1 of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.
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Source: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman , Chapter 1
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