Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

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Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.

Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.

Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace,...

Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace,...

Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the...

Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the...

There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were...

There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were...

If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relationship exists any...

If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relationship exists any...

Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.

Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.