I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their …

Alice Walker
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I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself - then they get to say 'See, you did it yourself.' ✨ No retreat by Sara Wajid, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2006.
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