Duties
The nobility was obliged to aid in war.
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“... the prevalent custom of educating young women only for marriage, and not for the duties and responsibilities consequent on marriageonly for appendages and dead weights to husbandsof bringing them up without an occupation, profession, or employment, and thus leaving them dependent on anyone but themselvesis an enormous evil, and an unpardonable sin.”
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“The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts.”
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