It was the womens tribute to the war. It taxes both alike, and takes the blood of the men, and the tears of the women.
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And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump may marry whom she likes.
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Them's my sentiments.
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The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion.
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