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the most despised women spend without danger, while those who pay them tribute lead the most obscure lives in the world.
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Author
Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
danger
women
Date
1748
Language
English
Reference
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"the most despised women spend without danger, while those who pay them tribute lead the most obscure lives in the world." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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