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A woman character without allure would be like a Superman without muscle.

— William Moulton Marston

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"Letter to M.C. Gaines, Sep. 15, 1943; as quoted in The Ages of Wonder Woman: Essays on the Amazon Princess in Changing Times, edited by Joseph J Darowski, p.7 in the essay "William Marston's Feminist Agenda" by Michelle R. Finn, p.14.

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The only hope for civilization is the greater freedom, development and equality of women in all fields of human activity.

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Appetite emotion must first, last and always be adapted to love.

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