Mercy Otis Warren

*As dedicated protestors of all races continue to gather on behalf of change, I can’t help sharing a few quotes from one of the amazing women I’ve been reading about lately*

Mercy Otis Warren

1728-1814

The rights of the individual should be the primary objective of all governments.

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Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition.

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A superfluity of wealth and a train of domestic slaves naturally banish a sense of general liberty and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates an aristocracy.

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Every domestic enjoyment depends on the unimpaired possession of civil and religious liberty.

*Wishing you sweetness and Love always…along with the liberty and courage of conviction to embody them!*

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