Quote by: Mary Astell

The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.


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Author Bio


  • NameMary Astell
  • DescriptionEnglish feminist writer
  • BornNovember 12, 1666
  • DiedMay 11, 1731
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Philosopher