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“The isolation of every human soul and the necessity of self-dependence must give each individual the right, to choose his own surroundings.”
- Source
- Solitude of Self
- Date
- 1892
Meaning of “The isolation of every human soul and the…”
Because each person ultimately bears an individual life, Stanton argues that self-dependence requires meaningful authority over the conditions in which that life is lived.
Where does it come from?
Solitude of Self, 1892 congressional address; punctuation follows a widely reproduced transcription of Stanton’s public-domain speech.
