Catharine Macaulay

"To change society, we must first change how we think."

"Compassion guided by reason is the foundation of justice."

"The pursuit of happiness requires first the pursuit of truth."

"Prejudice is the refuge of the intellectually lazy."

"A nation that denies education to half its people denies itself progress."

"The greatest revolution is the one that occurs in the human mind."

"Wisdom is not the accumulation of facts, but their wise application."

"Society progresses when we challenge what we have always accepted."

"The chains of ignorance are stronger than chains of iron."

"Truth-telling in the face of power requires both courage and principle."

"A woman denied education is a society denied half its wisdom."

"Happiness pursued for its own sake becomes elusive; it comes through virtue."

"The preservation of liberty requires eternal vigilance and reason."

"History is written by those who understand cause and effect."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but hasty justice is no justice at all."

"The mind is the seat of freedom; liberate it first."

"Art and literature are records of human thought and aspiration."

"To command respect, one must first earn it through integrity."

"The strength of an argument lies in its logic, not in the authority of the speaker."

"Ignorance is not innocence; it is a barrier to virtue."

"The greatest gift we can give is the capacity to think independently."

"Patience is the virtue of those who know their own strength."

"Reform must be built upon understanding, not upon passion alone."

"A nation's laws reveal its values more clearly than its words."

"The human mind, when properly cultivated, has no limits."

"Servitude of mind is more degrading than servitude of body."

"Beauty of character surpasses beauty of form."

"The study of history is the study of human nature in action."

"Kindness grounded in reason is stronger than kindness grounded in mere sentiment."

"Fear is the tool of those who lack reasonable arguments."