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Liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

Liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

Louisa May Alcott
Husband, Liberty
Louisa May Alcott, Ednah Cheney (2010). “Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals”, p.197, Applewood Books

I put in my list all the busy, useful independent spinsters I know, for liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

Louisa May Alcott
Husband, Independent, Liberty
Louisa May Alcott (2015). “LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Ultimate Collection: 16 Novels & 150+ Short Stories, Plays and Poems (Illustrated): Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, Lulu's Library, The Abbot's Ghost, A Garland for Girls…”, p.135, e-artnow

Marmee: Oh, Jo. Jo, you have so many extraordinary gifts; how can you expect to lead an ordinary life? You’re ready to go out and – and find a good use for your talent. Tho’ I don’t know what I shall do without my Jo. Go, and embrace your liberty. And see what wonderful things come of it.

Louisa May Alcott
Liberty, Ordinary, Use

Liberty must not be abused.

Louisa May Alcott
Liberty
Louisa May Alcott (1872). “Little Men: Fife at Plumfield with Jo's Boys”, p.8

I love my liberty too well to be in a hurry to give it up for any mortal man.

Louisa May Alcott
Men, Giving, Liberty
Louisa May Alcott (2015). “The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters”, p.351, e-artnow

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