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,DUTY ,TO ,P>5TS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE SEEMS TO BE AN 9DOL5T PROP5SITY 9 MAN TO MAKE 
PRESCRIPTION ALWAYS TAKE PLACE ( REASON1 & TO PLACE EV]Y DUTY 
ON AN >BITR>Y F\NDATION4  ,! RI<TS ( K+S >E D$UC$ 9 A 
DIRECT L9E FROM ! ,K+ ( K+S2 & ?AT ( P>5TS FROM \R 
FIR/ P>5T4 

,:Y DO WE ?US GO BACK = PR9CIPLES ?AT %\LD ALWAYS RE/ ON 
! SAME BASE1 & HAVE ! SAME WEI<T TO-DAY ?AT !Y HAD A 
?\S& YE>S AGO--& NOT A JOT MORE8  ,IF P>5TS DIS*>GE !IR 
DUTY !Y HAVE A /RONG HOLD & SACR$ CLAIM ON ! GRATITUDE ( 
!IR *ILDR52 BUT FEW P>5TS >E WILL+ TO RECEIVE ! 
RESPECTFUL AFFECTION ( !IR (FSPR+ ON SU* T]MS4  ,!Y DEM& 
BL9D OB$I5CE1 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT M]IT A REASONABLE S]VICE3 
& TO R5D] !SE DEM&S ( WEAKNESS & IGNORANCE MORE B9D+1 
A MY/]I\S SANCTITY IS SPREAD R\ND ! MO/ >BITR>Y PR9CIPLE2 
= :AT O!R NAME CAN BE GIV5 TO ! BL9D DUTY ( OBEY+ 
VICI\S OR WEAK BE+S1 M]ELY BECAUSE !Y OBEY$ A P[]FUL 
9/9CT8 ,! SIMPLE DEF9ITION ( ! RECIPROCAL DUTY1 :I* 
NATURALLY SUBSI/S BETWE5 P>5T & *ILD1 MAY BE GIV5 9 A FEW 
WORDS3  ,! P>5T :O PAYS PROP] ATT5TION TO HELPLESS 9FANCY 
HAS A RI<T TO REQUIRE ! SAME ATT5TION :5 ! FEEBL5ESS ( 
AGE COMES UPON HIM4  ,BUT TO SUBJUGATE A RATIONAL BE+ TO ! M]E 
WILL ( ANO!R1 AFT] HE IS ( AGE TO ANSW] TO SOCIETY = HIS 
[N CONDUCT1 IS A MO/ CRUEL & UNDUE /RET* ( P[]2 & 
P]HAPS AS 9JURI\S TO MORALITY1 AS ?OSE RELIGI\S SY/EMS :I* 
DO NOT ALL[ RI<T & WRONG TO HAVE ANY EXI/5CE1 BUT 9 ! 
,DIV9E WILL4 

,I NEV] KNEW A P>5T :O HAD PAID MORE ?AN COMMON ATT5TION TO 
HIS *ILDR51 DISREG>D$ 7,DR4 ,JOHNSON MAKES ! SAME 
OBS]VATION472 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! E>LY HABIT ( RELY+ ALMO/ 
IMPLICITLY ON ! OP9ION ( A RESPECT$ P>5T IS NOT EASILY 
%AK51 EV5 :5 MATUR$ REASON CONV9CES ! *ILD ?AT HIS 
FA!R IS NOT ! WISE/ MAN 9 ! WORLD4  ,?IS WEAKNESS1 = A 
WEAKNESS IT IS1 ?\< ! EPI!T ,A,M,I,A,B,L,E MAY BE TACK$ TO IT1 A 
REASONABLE MAN MU/ /EEL HIMSELF AGA9/2 = ! ABSURD DUTY1 TOO 
(T5 9CULCAT$1 ( OBEY+ A P>5T ONLY ON ACC\NT ( HIS BE+ 
A P>5T1 %ACKLES ! M9D1 & PREP>ES IT = A SLAVI% 
SUBMISSION TO ANY P[] BUT REASON4 

,I DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! NATURAL & ACCID5TAL DUTY DUE TO 
P>5TS4 

,! P>5T :O S$UL\SLY 5DEAVORS TO =M ! HE>T & 5L>GE 
! UND]/&+ ( HIS *ILD1 HAS GIV5 ?AT DIGNITY TO ! 
DIS*>GE ( A DUTY1 COMMON TO ! :OLE ANIMAL WORLD1 ?AT ONLY 
REASON CAN GIVE4  ,?IS IS ! P>5TAL AFFECTION ( HUMANITY1 & 
LEAVES 9/9CTIVE NATURAL AFFECTION F> BEH9D4  ,SU* A P>5T 
ACQUIRES ALL ! RI<TS ( ! MO/ SACR$ FRI5D%IP1 & HIS 
ADVICE1 EV5 :5 HIS *ILD IS ADVANC$ 9 LIFE1 DEM&S S]I\S 
CONSID]ATION4 

,) RESPECT TO M>RIAGE1 ?\< AFT] ONE & TW5TY A P>5T 
SEEMS TO HAVE NO RI<T TO )HOLD HIS CONS5T ON ANY ACC\NT2 YET 
TW5TY YE>S ( SOLICITUDE CALL = A RETURN1 & ! SON \<T1 AT 
LEA/1 TO PROMISE NOT TO M>RY = TWO OR ?REE YE>S1 %\LD ! 
OBJECT ( HIS *OICE NOT 5TIRELY MEET ) ! APPROBATION ( HIS 
FIR/ FRI5D4 

,BUT1 RESPECT = P>5TS IS1 G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 A MU* MORE 
DEBAS+ PR9CIPLE2 IT IS ONLY A SELFI% RESPECT = PROP]TY4  ,! 
FA!R :O IS BL9DLY OBEY$1 IS OBEY$ FROM %E] WEAKNESS1 OR 
FROM MOTIVES ?AT DEGRADE ! HUMAN *>ACT]4 

,A GREAT PROPORTION ( ! MIS]Y ?AT W&]S1 9 HIDE\S =MS 
>\ND ! WORLD1 IS ALL[$ TO RISE FROM ! NEGLIG5CE ( 
P>5TS2 & /ILL !SE >E ! PEOPLE :O >E MO/ T5ACI\S ( 
:AT !Y T]M A NATURAL RI<T1 ?\< IT BE SUBV]SIVE ( ! 
BIR? RI<T ( MAN1 ! RI<T ( ACT+ ACCORD+ TO ! DIRECTION 
( HIS [N REASON4 

,I HAVE ALREADY V]Y FREQU5TLY HAD OCCASION TO OBS]VE1 ?AT 
VICI\S OR 9DOL5T PEOPLE >E ALWAYS EAG] TO PR(IT BY 5=C+ 
>BITR>Y PRIVILEGES2 & G5]ALLY 9 ! SAME PROPORTION AS !Y 
NEGLECT ! DIS*>GE ( ! DUTIES :I* ALONE R5D] ! 
PRIVILEGES REASONABLE4  ,?IS IS AT ! BOTTOM1 A DICTATE ( COMMON 
S5SE1 OR ! 9/9CT ( SELF-DEF5SE1 PECULI> TO IGNORANT 
WEAKNESS2 RESEMBL+ ?AT 9/9CT1 :I* MAKES A FI% MUDDY ! 
WAT] IT SWIMS 9 TO ELUDE ITS 5EMY1 9/EAD ( BOLDLY FAC+ IT 
9 ! CLE> /REAM4 

@>,FROM ! CLE> /REAM ( >GUM5T1 9DE$1 ! SUPPORT]S ( 
PRESCRIPTION1 ( EV]Y D5OM9ATION1 FLY3  & TAK+ REFUGE 9 ! 
D>KNESS1 :I*1 9 ! LANGUAGE ( SUBLIME POETRY1 HAS BE5 
SUPPOS$ TO SURR\ND ! ?RONE ( ,OMNIPOT5CE1 !Y D>E TO DEM& 
?AT IMPLICIT RESPECT :I* IS ONLY DUE TO ,HIS UNSE>*ABLE WAYS4 
,BUT1 LET ME NOT BE ?\<T PRESUMPTU\S1 ! D>KNESS :I* HIDES 
\R ,GOD FROM US1 ONLY RESPECTS SPECULATIVE TRU?S-- IT NEV] 
OBSCURES MORAL ONES1 !Y %9E CLE>LY1 = ,GOD IS LI<T1 & 
NEV]1 BY ! CON/ITUTION ( \R NATURE1 REQUIRES ! DIS*>GE ( 
A DUTY1 ! REASONABL5ESS ( :I* DOES NOT BEAM ON US :5 WE 
OP5 \R EYES4 

,! 9DOL5T P>5T ( HI< RANK MAY1 IT IS TRUE1 EXTORT A %[ ( 
RESPECT FROM HIS *ILD1 & FEMALES ON ! CONT95T >E 
P>TICUL>LY SUBJECT TO ! VIEWS ( !IR FAMILIES1 :O NEV] 
?9K ( CONSULT+ !IR 9CL9ATION1 OR PROVID+ = ! COM=T 
( ! POOR VICTIMS ( !IR PRIDE4  ,! CONSEQU5CE IS NOTORI\S2 
!SE DUTIFUL DAU<T]S BECOME ADULT]ESSES1 & NEGLECT ! 
$UCATION ( !IR *ILDR51 FROM :OM !Y1 9 !IR TURN1 EXACT 
! SAME K9D ( OB$I5CE4 

,FEMALES1 IT IS TRUE1 9 ALL C\NTRIES1 >E TOO MU* UND] ! 
DOM9ION ( !IR P>5TS2 & FEW P>5TS ?9K ( ADDRESS+ 
!IR *ILDR5 9 ! FOLL[+ MANN]1 ?\< IT IS 9 ?IS 
REASONABLE WAY ?AT ,HEAV5 SEEMS TO COMM& ! :OLE HUMAN RACE4 
,IT IS Y\R 9T]E/ TO OBEY ME TILL Y\ CAN JUDGE = Y\RSELF2 & 
! ,ALMI<TY ,FA!R ( ALL HAS IMPLANT$ AN AFFECTION 9 ME TO 
S]VE AS A GU>D TO Y\ :IL/ Y\R REASON IS UNFOLD+2 BUT :5 
Y\R M9D >RIVES AT MATURITY1 Y\ MU/ ONLY OBEY ME1 OR RA!R 
RESPECT MY OP9IONS1 SO F> AS !Y CO9CIDE ) ! LI<T ?AT IS 
BREAK+ 9 ON Y\R [N M9D4 

,A SLAVI% BONDAGE TO P>5TS CRAMPS EV]Y FACULTY ( ! M9D2 & 
,MR4 ,LOCKE V]Y JUDICI\SLY OBS]VES1 ?AT 0IF ! M9D BE CURB$ 
& HUMBL$ TOO MU* 9 *ILDR52 IF !IR SPIRITS BE ABAS$ & 
BROK5 MU* BY TOO /RICT AN H& OV] !M2 !Y LOSE ALL !IR 
VIGOR & 9DU/RY40  ,?IS /RICT H& MAY1 9 SOME DEGREE1 
ACC\NT = ! WEAKNESS ( WOM52 = GIRLS1 FROM V>I\S CAUSES1 
>E MORE KEPT D[N BY !IR P>5TS1 9 EV]Y S5SE ( ! WORD1 
?AN BOYS4  ,! DUTY EXPECT$ FROM !M IS1 LIKE ALL ! DUTIES 
>BITR>ILY IMPOS$ ON WOM51 MORE FROM A S5SE ( PROPRIETY1 MORE 
\T ( RESPECT = DECORUM1 ?AN REASON2 & ?US TAU<T SLAVI%LY 
TO SUBMIT TO !IR P>5TS1 !Y >E PREP>$ = ! SLAV]Y ( 
M>RIAGE4  ,I MAY BE TOLD ?AT A NUMB] ( WOM5 >E NOT SLAVES 9 
! M>RIAGE /ATE4  ,TRUE1 BUT !Y !N BECOME TYRANTS2 = IT IS 
NOT RATIONAL FRE$OM1 BUT A LAWLESS K9D ( P[]1 RESEMBL+ ! 
AU?ORITY EX]CIS$ BY ! FAVORITES ( ABSOLUTE MON>*S1 :I* 
!Y OBTA9 BY DEBAS+ MEANS4  ,I DO NOT1 LIKEWISE1 DREAM ( 
9S9UAT+ ?AT EI!R BOYS OR GIRLS >E ALWAYS SLAVES1 ,I ONLY 
9SI/1 ?AT :5 !Y >E OBLIG$ TO SUBMIT TO AU?ORITY BL9DLY1 
!IR FACULTIES >E WEAK5$1 & !IR TEMP]S R5D]$ IMP]I\S 
OR ABJECT4  ,I ALSO LAM5T1 ?AT P>5TS1 9DOL5TLY AVAIL+ 
!MSELVES ( A SUPPOS$ PRIVILEGE1 DAMP ! FIR/ FA9T GLIMM]+ 
( REASON R5D]+ AT ! SAME TIME ! DUTY1 :I* !Y >E SO 
ANXI\S TO 5=CE1 AN EMPTY NAME2 BECAUSE !Y WILL NOT LET IT 
RE/ ON ! ONLY BASIS ON :I* A DUTY CAN RE/ SECURELY3  =1 
UNLESS IT BE F\ND$ ON KN[L$GE1 IT CANNOT GA9 SUFFICI5T 
/R5G? TO RESI/ ! SQUALLS ( PASSION1 OR ! SIL5T SAPP+ ( 
SELF-LOVE4  ,BUT IT IS NOT ! P>5TS :O HAVE GIV5 ! SURE/ 
PRO( ( !IR AFFECTION = !IR *ILDR51 7OR1 TO SPEAK MORE 
PROP]LY1 :O BY FULFILL+ !IR DUTY1 HAVE ALL[$ A NATURAL 
P>5TAL AFFECTION TO TAKE ROOT 9 !IR HE>TS1 ! *ILD ( 
EX]CIS$ SYMPA?Y & REASON1 & NOT ! OV]-WE5+ (FSPR+ 
( SELFI% PRIDE17 :O MO/ VEHEM5TLY 9SI/ ON !IR *ILDR5 
SUBMITT+ TO !IR WILL1 M]ELY BECAUSE IT IS !IR WILL4  ,ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 ! P>5T :O SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE1 PATI5TLY LETS ?AT 
EXAMPLE WORK2 & IT SELDOM FAILS TO PRODUCE ITS NATURAL 
EFFECT--FILIAL RESPECT4 

,*ILDR5 CANNOT BE TAU<T TOO E>LY TO SUBMIT TO REASON1 ! TRUE 
DEF9ITION ( ?AT NECESSITY1 :I* ,R\SSEAU 9SI/$ ON1 )\T 
DEF9+ IT2 = TO SUBMIT TO REASON1 IS TO SUBMIT TO ! NATURE ( 
?+S1 & TO ?AT ,GOD :O =M$ !M SO1 TO PROMOTE \R REAL 
9T]E/4 

,:Y %\LD ! M9DS ( *ILDR5 BE W>P$ AS !Y JU/ BEG9 TO 
EXP&1 ONLY TO FAVOR ! 9DOL5CE ( P>5TS1 :O 9SI/ ON A 
PRIVILEGE )\T BE+ WILL+ TO PAY ! PRICE FIX$ BY NATURE8 
,I HAVE BE=E HAD OCCASION TO OBS]VE1 ?AT A RI<T ALWAYS 9CLUDES 
A DUTY1 & ,I ?9K IT MAY1 LIKEWISE FAIRLY BE 9F]R$1 ?AT !Y 
=FEIT ! RI<T1 :O DO NOT FULFILL ! DUTY4 

,IT IS EASI]1 ,I GRANT1 TO COMM& ?AN REASON2 BUT IT DOES NOT 
FOLL[ FROM H5CE1 ?AT *ILDR5 CANNOT COMPREH5D ! REASON :Y 
!Y >E MADE TO DO C]TA9 ?+S HABITUALLY2 =1 FROM A /EADY 
ADH]5CE TO A FEW SIMPLE PR9CIPLES ( CONDUCT FL[S ?AT SALUT>Y 
P[]1 :I* A JUDICI\S P>5T GRADUALLY GA9S OV] A *ILD'S 
M9D4  ,& ?IS P[] BECOMES /RONG 9DE$1 IF TEMP]$ BY AN EV5 
DISPLAY ( AFFECTION BR\<T HOME TO ! *ILD'S HE>T4  ,=1 ,I 
BELIEVE1 AS A G5]AL RULE1 IT MU/ BE ALL[$1 ?AT ! AFFECTION 
:I* WE 9SPIRE ALWAYS RESEMBLES ?AT WE CULTIVATE2 SO ?AT 
NATURAL AFFECTIONS1 :I* HAVE BE5 SUPPOS$ ALMO/ DI/9CT FROM 
REASON1 MAY BE F\ND MORE NE>LY CONNECT$ ) JUDGM5T ?AN IS 
COMMONLY ALL[$4  ,NAY1 AS ANO!R PRO( ( ! NECESSITY ( 
CULTIVAT+ ! FEMALE UND]/&+1 IT IS BUT JU/ TO OBS]VE1 
?AT ! AFFECTIONS SEEM TO HAVE A K9D ( ANIMAL CAPRICI\SNESS 
:5 !Y M]ELY RESIDE 9 ! HE>T4 

,IT IS ! IRREGUL> EX]CISE ( P>5TAL AU?ORITY ?AT FIR/ 
9JURES ! M9D1 & TO !SE IRREGUL>ITIES GIRLS >E MORE 
SUBJECT ?AN BOYS4  ,! WILL ( ?OSE :O NEV] ALL[ !IR WILL TO 
BE DISPUT$1 UNLESS !Y HAPP5 TO BE 9 A GOOD HUMOR1 :5 !Y 
RELAX PROPORTIONALLY1 IS ALMO/ ALWAYS UNREASONABLE4  ,TO ELUDE ?IS 
>BITR>Y AU?ORITY1 GIRLS V]Y E>LY LE>N ! LESSONS :I* !Y 
AFT]W>DS PRACTICE ON !IR HUSB&S2 = ,I HAVE FREQU5TLY SE5 A 
LITTLE %>P-FAC$ MISS RULE A :OLE FAMILY1 EXCEPT+ ?AT N[ & 
!N MAMA'S ANG] WILL BUR/ \T ( SOME ACCID5TAL CL\D-- EI!R 
H] HAIR WAS ILL-DRESS$1"9 OR %E HAD LO/ MORE MONEY AT C>DS1 ! 
NI<T BE=E1 ?AN %E WAS WILL+ TO [N TO H] HUSB&2 OR SOME 
SU* MORAL CAUSE ( ANG]4 

7"9,FOOTNOTE4  ,I MYSELF HE>D A LITTLE GIRL ONCE SAY TO A S]VANT1 
0,MY MAMA HAS BE5 SCOLD+ ME F9ELY ?IS MORN+1 BECAUSE H] 
HAIR WAS NOT DRESS$ TO PLEASE H]40  ,?\< ?IS REM>K WAS P]T1 
IT WAS JU/4  ,& :AT RESPECT C\LD A GIRL ACQUIRE = SU* A 
P>5T1 )\T DO+ VIOL5CE TO REASON87 

,AFT] OBS]V+ SALLIES ( ?IS K9D1 ,I HAVE BE5 L$ 9TO A 
MELAN*OLY TRA9 ( REFLECTION RESPECT+ FEMALES1 CONCLUD+ ?AT 
:5 !IR FIR/ AFFECTION MU/ LEAD !M A/RAY1 OR MAKE !IR 
DUTIES CLA% TILL !Y RE/ ON M]E :IMS & CU/OMS1 LITTLE CAN 
BE EXPECT$ FROM !M AS !Y ADVANCE 9 LIFE4  ,H[1 9DE$1 CAN AN 
9/RUCTOR REM$Y ?IS EVIL8 = TO TEA* !M VIRTUE ON ANY SOLID 
PR9CIPLE IS TO TEA* !M TO DESPISE !IR P>5TS4  ,*ILDR5 
CANNOT1 \<T NOT TO BE TAU<T TO MAKE ALL[ANCE = ! FAULTS ( 
!IR P>5TS1 BECAUSE EV]Y SU* ALL[ANCE WEAK5S ! =CE ( 
REASON 9 !IR M9DS1 & MAKES !M /ILL MORE 9DULG5T TO !IR 
[N4  ,IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ SUBLIME VIRTUES ( MATURITY ?AT LEADS 
US TO BE SEV]E ) RESPECT TO \RSELVES1 & =BE>+ TO 
O!RS2 BUT *ILDR5 %\LD ONLY BE TAU<T ! SIMPLE VIRTUES1 = 
IF !Y BEG9 TOO E>LY TO MAKE ALL[ANCE = HUMAN PASSIONS & 
MANN]S1 !Y WE> (F ! F9E $GE ( ! CRIT]ION BY :I* !Y 
%\LD REGULATE !IR [N1 & BECOME UNJU/ 9 ! SAME PROPORTION 
AS !Y GR[ 9DULG5T4 

,! AFFECTIONS ( *ILDR51 & WEAK PEOPLE1 >E ALWAYS SELFI%2 
!Y LOVE O!RS1 BECAUSE O!RS LOVE !M1 & NOT ON ACC\NT ( 
!IR VIRTUES4  ,YET1 TILL E/EEM & LOVE >E BL5D$ TOGE!R 9 
! FIR/ AFFECTION1 & REASON MADE ! F\NDATION ( ! FIR/ 
DUTY1 MORALITY WILL /UMBLE AT ! ?RE%OLD4  ,BUT1 TILL SOCIETY IS 
V]Y DIFF]5TLY CON/ITUT$1 P>5TS1 ,I FE>1 WILL /ILL 9SI/ ON 
BE+ OBEY$1 BECAUSE !Y WILL BE OBEY$1 & CON/ANTLY 5DEAVOR 
TO SETTLE ?AT P[] ON A ,DIV9E RI<T1 :I* WILL NOT BE> ! 
9VE/IGATION ( REASON4 

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