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Lacking any formal training in grammar and style as she did, Mary claimed that Godwin's insistence on syntactical accuracy and traditional rhethorical devices had led him to value form over matter – always a mistake, she said. Since truly creative writers derive their force from Nature, their work must always be a little rough, a little raw (like hers). But this rough material has a strength and integrity that renders it superior to magnificently structures philosophical tractates such as [Godwin's] Political Justice. Mary was advocating for a far more democratic order than Godwin was prepared to accept; she wanted to open the door for more people like herself to join the ranks of writers. An author did not have to be educated at an elite school to properly express his or her ideas, she said. All that was necessary was a good imagination.

— Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon (Page 426)

As in both of her Vindications, the links that Mary saw between the domestic and public spheres, and between the government and the family, are among her most significant insights and one of the key reasons her work still resonates today. By demonstrating how the denial of the rights of women is linked to other inequieties in society, Mary anticipated modern theorists who argue that feminism has never been simply about "women's rights," but is about the societal injustice caused by patriarchy in all its forms. To these writers, modern feminism extends far beyond issues of sexuality, gender, and reproduction to include discussions of class, race, disability, and human rights.

— Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon (Page 259)

Gogoan zuen, bai, lehen urteetan pazientzia ariketa bihurtu zirela maiz batzarrak. Ez zeuden ohituta, eta edozein txorakeriatan kateatzen ziren batzuen eta besteen egoak, garai bateko oilar borrokak berpiztuta, nonbait. Eskola bat izan ziren hasierako asanbladak, denbora errealean egina, eta ikasi egin zuten, neke handiak hartuta ikasi ere. Ikasi zuten gehiago entzuten hitz egiten baino. Gehiago ez ezik, hobeto entzuten ere ikasi zuten. Ikasi zuten luzeago hausnartzen hitz egiten aurretik. Eta luzeago ez ezik, hobeto hausnartzen ere ikasi zuten.

— Esan gabe doa by Asel Luzarraga Zarrabeitia (Page 42)