at
is demanded for themselves.

For womanhood I cherish the deepest love and reverence. Her exaltation
means the elevation of the race. A broader liberty and more liberal
meed of justice for her mean a higher civilization, and the solution
of weighty and fundamental problems which will never be equitably
adjusted until we have brought into political and social life more of
the splendid spirit of altruism, which is one of her most conspicuous
characteristics. I believe that morality, education, practical reform,
and enduring progress wait upon her complete emancipation from the
bondage of fashion, prejudice, superstition, and conservatism.

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[Transcriber's Notes:

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as
possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other
inconsistencies. The transcriber made the following changes to the
text to correct obvious errors by the publisher:

1. p. 263, "attempts of the Saxon minister, M. de Beust,*"
original has footnote marker but no footnote text
2. p. 287, "republicaan" changed to "republican"
3. p. 325, "dulness" changed to "dullness"
4. p. 340, "pased" changed to "passed"
5. p. 383, In Footnote 16, "predjudices" changed to "prejudices"

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