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Frances Wright

How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of instruction? By instruction understand me to mean knowledge - just knowledge not talent, not genius, not inventive ment

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Frances Wright argues that people cannot truly have equal rights unless they also receive equal education, specifically in knowledge. She emphasizes that this knowledge is basic understanding, not exceptional abilities or creativity, which is necessary for everyone to exercise their rights fairly.

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