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.
-- Mary Astell
   
Mary Astell   Name:
Mary Astell
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
English
Birth:
December 12, 1666
Death:
May 11, 1731
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