Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely give…

Samuel Johnson
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. ✨ Letter to John Taylor, 18 Aug. 1763
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. ✨ Letter to John Taylor, 18 Aug. 1763

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