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The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interv...

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Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principl...

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George William Curtis

Writer

Born: 1824-02-24

Died: 1892-08-31

George William Curtis (24 February 1824 – 31 August 1892) was an American writer, reformer, public speaker, and political activist. He was an abolitionist and supporter of civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans. He also advocated women's suffrage, civil service reform, and public education.More