A principle for living
If women are subject to the laws, they must also have the right to participate in making them, including political representation and public office.
Olympe de Gouges
59 upvotes · 26 borrows · about 6 hours ago
If women are subject to the laws, they must also have the right to participate in making them, including political representation and public office.
Pursue humanitarian reform through reason, conscience, and universal justice rather than prejudice or tradition.
33 upvotes · 28 borrowsBelieve that citizenship requires responsibility as well as rights, and that all citizens should be treated as accountable moral agents.
103 upvotes · 12 borrowsOppose tyranny, arbitrary power, and political violence, and insist that revolution must not betray its own principles of justice.
93 upvotes · 13 borrowsSupport social reforms that protect vulnerable people, including the poor, the enslaved, and those denied legal protection.
97 upvotes · 51 borrowsDemand that marriage and family life be based on mutual respect and equality rather than female dependence or submission.
32 upvotes · 41 borrowsJudge people by reason and merit, not by birth, rank, sex, or social convention.
35 upvotes · 6 borrows