It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation. We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure.
Great necessities call out great virtues.
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