The Equality of the Sexes Quotes

“Indeed, when we think honestly about human affairs, both past and present, we find that they are all similar in one respect: that reason has always been the weakest factor. It seems as if all histories were written simply to show—what everyone sees in their own day—that force has always prevailed since the first appearance of human beings...This kind of conduct is equally apparent in every society. If men act that way in relation to their peers, it is most likely that each of them did the same thing initially, and with more reason, in relation to their wives.”
― François Poullain de la Barre, The Equality of the Sexes