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He who does most to cure woman of her weakness, her frivolity and her…

Quote byFrances Power Cobbe · 1822–1904

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Duties of Women (1881), Lecture I, p. 36.

English (original)

He who does most to cure woman of her weakness, her frivolity and her servility, will likewise at the same stroke do most to cure man of his brutality, his selfishness and his sensuality.

— Frances Power Cobbe

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