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{{Quote|In certain epochs, sex consciousness gets mixed up; the cowardice of men becomes an auxiliary of the woman’s audacity; and we see appear these theories of enfranchisement and promiscuity, of which the last word is PORNOCRACY. At this point society is finished.|<ref>''ibid'', p. 54</ref>}} | {{Quote|In certain epochs, sex consciousness gets mixed up; the cowardice of men becomes an auxiliary of the woman’s audacity; and we see appear these theories of enfranchisement and promiscuity, of which the last word is PORNOCRACY. At this point society is finished.|<ref>''ibid'', p. 54</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|The lover who gives herself for nothing is a phoenix that doesn’t exist except for the poets; this is why when she gives herself outside marriage, she is a libertine, she is a prostitute; she knows this so well that if, later, she finds someone to marry, she will present herself as a widow; she will lie; to impudence she will join both hypocrisy and perfidy.|<ref>''ibid'', p. 56</ref>}} | {{Quote|The lover who gives herself for nothing is a phoenix that doesn’t exist except for the poets; this is why when she gives herself outside marriage, she is a libertine, she is a prostitute; she knows this so well that if, later, she finds someone to marry, she will present herself as a widow; she will lie; to impudence she will join both hypocrisy and perfidy.|<ref>''ibid'', p. 56</ref>}} | ||
==1809-1882: Charles Darwin== | |||
{{Quote|"Man is more courageous, pugnacious, and energetic than woman, and has a more inventive genius."|<ref>Darwin, C 1981, ''The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex'', Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, p. 316</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|"Man is more powerful in body and mind than woman, and in the savage state he keeps her in a far more abject state of bondage than does the male of any other animal; therefore it is not surprising that he should have gained the power of selection. Women are everywhere conscious of the value of their beauty; and when they have the means, they take more delight in decorating themselves with all sorts of ornaments."|<ref>''ibid'', p. 317</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|"There can be little doubt that the greater size and strength of man, in comparison with woman, together with his broader shoulders, more developed muscles, rugged outline of body, his greater courage and pugnacity, are all due in chief part to inheritance from some early male progenitor, who, like the existing anthropoid apes, was thus characterised [...] These characters will, however, have been preserved or even augmented during the long ages whilst man was still in a barbarous condition, by the strongest and boldest men having succeeded best in the general struggle for life, as well as in securing wives, and thus having left a large number of offspring [...] With civilised people the arbitrament of battle for the possession of the women has long ceased; on the other hand, the men, as a general rule, have to work harder than the women for their mutual subsistence; and thus their greater strength will have been kept up."|<ref>''ibid'', pp. 325-326</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|"The half-human male progenitors of man, and men in a savage state, have struggled together during many generations for the possession of the females. But mere bodily strength and size would do little for victory, unless associated with courage, perseverance, and determined energy."|<ref>''ibid'', p. 327</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|"These latter (reason, intellect) as well as the former faculties (courage, determination etc.) will have been developed in man, partly through sexual selection,—that is, through the contest of rival males, and partly through natural selection,—that is, from success in the general struggle for life; and as in both cases the struggle will have been during maturity, the characters thus gained will have been transmitted more fully to the male than to the female offspring. Thus man has ultimately become superior to woman."|<ref>''ibid'' p. 328</ref>}} | |||
==1812-1870: Charles Dickens== | ==1812-1870: Charles Dickens== | ||
{{Quote|"A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man."|''The Mystery of Edward Drood''}} | {{Quote|"A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man."|''The Mystery of Edward Drood''}} | ||