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Aime Martin

If you would know the political and moral condition of a people, ask as to the position of its women.

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It is very clear that one way to challenge insults is to submit to them.

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Whatever may be the laws and customs of a country, women always give the tone to morals. Whether slaves or free, they reign, because their empire is that of the affections.

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