Quote by C.S. Lewis
Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from mens belief t

Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from mens belief that they own their bodies — those vast and perilous estates, pulsating with the energy that made the worlds, in which they find themselves without their consent and from which they are ejected at the pleasure of Another! – C.S. Lewis

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