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One single vulgar, or deceitful, or licentious domestic may, in a…
Quote byCatharine Beecher · 1800–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Evils Suffered by American Women and American Children" (1846).
English (original)
One single vulgar, or deceitful, or licentious domestic may, in a single month, mar the careful an anxious training of years.
— Catharine Beecher
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