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x of a family; they are all eager to cruh reaon, yet always aert that they uurp its throne only to be ueful. Do you not act a imilar part, when you force all women, by denying them civil and political rights, to remain immured in their families groping in the dark? for urely, Sir, you will not aert, that a duty can be binding which is not founded on reaon? If indeed this be their detination, arguments may be drawn from reaon: and thus augutly upported, the more undertanding women acquire, the more they will be attached to their duty—comprehending it—for unles they comprehend it, unles their morals be fixed on the ame immutable principle as thoe of man, no authority can make them dicharge it in a virtuous manner. They may be convenient laves, but lavery will have its contant effect, degrading the mater and the abject dependent.

But, if women are to be excluded, without having a voice, from a participation of the natural rights of mankind, prove firt, to ward off the charge of injutice and inconitency, that they want reaon,—ele this flaw in your, the firt contitution founded on reaon, will ever how that man mut, in ome hape, act like a tyrant, and tyranny, in whatever part of ociety it rears its brazen front, will ever undermine morality. I&ensp;