A society in which conjugal infidelity is tolerated must always be in …

C. S. Lewis
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A society in which conjugal infidelity is tolerated must always be in the long run a society adverse to women. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.196, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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A society in which conjugal infidelity is tolerated must always be in the long run a society adverse to women. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.196, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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