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Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private.


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1704
Moderation Truly Stated: or a review of a late pamphlet entitul’d Moderation a virtue or the occasional conformist justify’d from the imputation of hypocricy. Mary Astell (12 November 1666 – 11 May 1731) was an English feminist writer and rhetorician. 1704
An Impartial Enquiry into the Causes of Rebellion and Civil War in this Kingdom: In an examination of Dr.

Mary Astell (12 November 1666 – 11 May 1731) was an English feminist writer and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist.

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