Enlightenment Quotes
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 2.2CLOSERENLIGHTENMENT QUOTESUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Enlightenment Quotes”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeThe Enlightenment can be difficult to fully understand. By analyzing a set of quotes from authors who were either inspirations for, or products of, the Enlightenment, you’ll learn more about their perspectives, which will help you understand the viewpoints of people who lived during that time. You’ll also see how these Enlightenment ideas still influence us today.Process1.Read eachquote in its original form(column 1). Next, read the everyday-language translation(column 2), and think about its significance.(Check out Enlightenment Quotes: Challengeforeven more quote analysis!)Original quoteEveryday translation“...till women are more rationally educated, the progress of human virtue and improvement in knowledge must receive continual checks.” Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman(1792)Until women receive full and complete educations, the development of society and the growth of knowledge will be limited.“In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors and sovereigns.” Benjamin Franklin, from a debate at the Constitutional Convention (1787)In free governments, it is those in positions of power who are servants, and it is the people to whom they must answer.“The very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself in public affairs, however little influence my voice may have in them.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract(1762)The fact that I have the right to vote means that I have a responsibility to stay informed of what’s happening politically and socially, even if my participation has very little impact.
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 2.2CLOSERENLIGHTENMENT QUOTES22.Respond to the questions below using the quote comparisons above. SourceDo you agree or disagree with the reasoning? Why or why not?How does this quote showcase the ideas of the Enlightenment? How does this connect to events today? #1 Mary Wollstonecraft#2 Benjamin Franklin#3 Jean-Jacques Rousseau