The Hudson Review, October 1st, 2001
There are only two powers in the world-the sword and the spirit... In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the spirit.
-Napoleon to Fontanes
There are only two distinct classes of men on earth: those who feel enthusiasm and those who scorn it; all other differences are the work of society.
-Mme. de StaEl, Corinne
In pre-Revolutionary France, a certain amount of intelligence, or, more precisely intellectualism was not only tolerated in women, but even prized. Brilliant women were, after all, necessary to the proper ornamentation or direction of the most eminent salons. Women were exp...
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