I have-said that it cannot now be known how much of the existing mental differences between men and women is natural and how much artificial; whether there are any natural differences at all; or, supposing all artificial causes of difference to be withdraw

Did women really respect virtue for its own sake, they would not seek for a compensation in vanity, for the self-denial which they are obliged to practise to preserve their reputation, nor would they associate with men who set reputation at defiance.

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