Quote #161,160
“Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malic…” — Mary Astell
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.
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