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Quote by William Cobbett
Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the se

Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us over them. – William Cobbett

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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. – William Cobbett

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Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt. – William Cobbett

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The only power you have is the word no. – Frances McDormand

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Well never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth. – Gloria Steinem

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