Western Values Defended Quotes

“The middle-class women of Wollstonecraft’s time were educated to an extent, but her criticism led her to point out that this education was mostly about how to please men by outwardly appearing to be accomplished and virtuous, rather than actually being accomplished and virtuous.”
― Olivia Pierson, Western Values Defended: A Primer

“Western culture has allowed for the open admiration of beauty because it is a human value and a pleasure, rather than some perilous evil.”
― Olivia Pierson, Western Values Defended: A Primer