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It is a city of terror and light, untamed and unwearied.

— W. L. George Hail, Columbia! (1921)

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Given that we glimpse what distinguishes man from the beast, is there anything that distinguishes woman from man?

The Intelligence of Woman (1916)

She is still less civilized than man, largely because she has not been educated.

The Intelligence of Woman (1916)

Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.

Men have been found to deny woman intellect; they have credited her with instinct, with intuition, with a capacity to correlate cause and effect much as a dog connects its collar with a walk.

The Intelligence of Woman (1916)

The solar system is like a roulette gone mad, and the earth is the ball. It's been rolling for millions of years; what's going to happen if it stops? What hole will the ball plump into? Thirty-six — A pocketful of money for everybody — or zero? And the eternal banker sweeps up the stakes?

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