Famous quotes containing the words named and/or wright:
“They named it Ovation from the Latin ovis [a sheep].”
—Plutarch (46–120)
“There is a vulgar persuasion, that the ignorance of women, by favoring their subordination, ensures their utility. ‘Tis the same argument employed by the ruling few against the subject many in aristocracies; by the rich against the poor in democracies; by the learned professions against the people in all countries.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)