Common Sense About Women

Common Sense About Women

Allein, bevor und nachdem man Mutter ist, ist Man ein Mensch; die mtterliche Bestimmung aber, oder gar die eheliche, kann nicht die menschliche berwiegen oder ersetzen, sondern sie muss das Mittel, nicht der Zweck derselben sein. J.P.F. Richter: Levana, 89. But, before and after being a mother, one is a human being; and neither the motherly nor the wifely destination can overbalance or replace the human, but must become its means, not its end. Lord Melbourne, speaking of the fine ladies in London who were fond of talking about their ailments, used to complain that they gave him too much of their natural history. There are a good many writersusually menwho, with the best intentions, discuss woman as if she had merely a physical organization, and as if she existed only for one object, the production and rearing of children. Against this some protest may well be made. Moreover, there is no harm in admitting that all the rules of organization are imperative; that soul and body, whether of man or woman, are made in harmony, 8so that each part of our nature must accept the limitations of the other. A mans soul may yearn to the stars; but so long as the body cannot jump so high, he must accept the bodys veto. It is the same with any veto interposed in advance by the physical structure of woman. Nobody objects to this general principle. It is only when clerical gentlemen or physiological gentlemen undertake to go a step farther, and put in that veto on their own responsibility, that it is necessary to say, Hands off, gentlemen! Precisely because women are women, they, not you, are to settle that question. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 63948
Author: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth
Release Date: Dec 3, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English