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The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft

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I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up. ↗

— Keith Haring

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man. ↗

— Charles Sumner

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I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence. ↗

— King Hussein I

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The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship. ↗

— Bainbridge Colby

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My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

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I understood that the will could not be improved before the mind had been enlightened. ↗

— Johann Heinrich Lambert

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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened. ↗

— Ziggy Marley

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Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it. ↗

— Lynn Johnston

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I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true. ↗

— Helen Suzman

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