Quote by Bernard Mandeville
If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rig

If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigor as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honor of our wives and daughters? – Bernard Mandeville

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