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Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit.

Source: Some Reflections Upon Marriage, 4th ed., Apperndix, 1730.
-- Mary Astell, (Nov 12 1666-1731), English feminist, writer; Her writings include A Serious Proposal to the Ladies for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest, 1694.

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