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{{Quote|"A woman can only be superior as a woman; as soon as she wants to emulate man, she is nothing but an ape"|''Letter to Constance de Maistre''<ref>https://libertas.co/wiki/Lettre_%C3%A0_sa_fille_-_Joseph_de_Maistre</ref>}} | {{Quote|"A woman can only be superior as a woman; as soon as she wants to emulate man, she is nothing but an ape"|''Letter to Constance de Maistre, 1808''<ref>https://libertas.co/wiki/Lettre_%C3%A0_sa_fille_-_Joseph_de_Maistre</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|"It is not the mediocrity of women's education which makes their weakness; it is their weakness which necessarily causes their mediocrity"|''ibid''}} | {{Quote|"It is not the mediocrity of women's education which makes their weakness; it is their weakness which necessarily causes their mediocrity"|''ibid''}} | ||
{{Quote|"To overcome oneself, to submit to circumstances, is a duty for everyone, but especially for women. [...] A man, my dear child, is an animal. Unfortunately for your sex, extremely proud; but happily for this same sex, extremely foolish. It is necessary to use his foolishness against his pride. In ceding skilfully and with grace, it is necessary to make him believe that he will always be king. Then he is content to allow himself to be led. As soon as a woman cedes the sceptre, it is given back to her immediately. That is all there is to the catechism of this world. Never forget it"|''ibid''}} | {{Quote|"To overcome oneself, to submit to circumstances, is a duty for everyone, but especially for women. [...] A man, my dear child, is an animal. Unfortunately for your sex, extremely proud; but happily for this same sex, extremely foolish. It is necessary to use his foolishness against his pride. In ceding skilfully and with grace, it is necessary to make him believe that he will always be king. Then he is content to allow himself to be led. As soon as a woman cedes the sceptre, it is given back to her immediately. That is all there is to the catechism of this world. Never forget it"|''ibid''}} | ||