No man chooses evil, because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Men

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Topic

Evil

Author

Mary Wollstonecraft

Source

A Vindication of the Rights of Men

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the Rights of Men, in a Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned by His Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: J. Johnson, 1790.

Current Citation

Wollstonecraft, Mary. "A Vindication of the Rights of Men." A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and A Vindication of the Rights of Men, edited by Janet Todd. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1793 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.