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==1225–1274: Thomas Aquinas==
==1225–1274: Thomas Aquinas==
{{Quote|"As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power."|''Summa Theologica'', Vol. I, Q. 92, Art. 1, Reply to Objection 1. <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1092.htm</ref>}}
{{Quote|"As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power."|''Summa Theologica'', Vol. I, Q. 92, Art. 1, Reply to Objection 1. <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1092.htm</ref>}}
{{Quote|"But woman is naturally of less strength and dignity than man..."|''Summa Theologica'', Volume 1, Question 92, Article 1, Objection 2.}}
{{Quote|"So by such a kind of subjection woman is naturally subject to man, because in man the discretion of reason predominates.|''Summa Theologica'', Volume 1, Q. 92, Art. 1, Reply to Objection 2.}}


==1483–1546: Martin Luther==
==1483–1546: Martin Luther==

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