“This pre-eminence is something [men] have unjustly arrogated to themselves. And when it's said that women must be subject to men, the phrase should be understood in the same sense as when we say we are subject to natural disasters, diseases, and all the other accidents of this life: it's not a case of being subjected in the sense of obeying, but rather of suffering an imposition, not a case of serving them fearfully, but rather of tolerating them in a spirit of Christian charity, since they have been given to us by God as a spiritual trial.” MenShouldHas BeensSaidChristianSpiritualSpiritSufferingGivenNaturalCasesSubjectsDiseaseUnderstoodCharityAccidentsDisasterTrialsThis LifePhrasesServingObeyingNatural DisasterImpositionEminence Author:Moderata Fonte
“Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.” MenBelieveHas BeensFactsWrittenOughtGenderAccidentsTelling The TruthHistorianStereotypeNormSlanderTrue You Book:The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men Source: The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
