No phallic hero, no matter what he does to himself or to another to prove his courage, ever matches the solitary, existential courage of the woman who gives birth.

Quote by Andrea Dworkin

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As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or...

As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or...

Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent...

Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent...

Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we...

Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we...

Money speaks, but it speaks with a male voice.

Money speaks, but it speaks with a male voice.

All personal, psychological, social, and institutionalized domination on this earth can be traced back to...

All personal, psychological, social, and institutionalized domination on this earth can be traced back to...

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She...

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She...

Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social...

Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social...

Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be...

Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be...

Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it...

Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it...

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She...

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She...

Seduction is often difficult to distinguish from rape. In seduction, the rapist often bothers to...

Seduction is often difficult to distinguish from rape. In seduction, the rapist often bothers to...

No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.

No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.

Men are rewarded for learning the practice of violence in virtually any sphere of activity...

Men are rewarded for learning the practice of violence in virtually any sphere of activity...

The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into...

The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into...

Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social...

Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social...

The argument between wives and whores is an old one; each one thinking that whatever...

The argument between wives and whores is an old one; each one thinking that whatever...

Poetry, the genre of purest beauty, was born of a truncated woman: her head severed...

Poetry, the genre of purest beauty, was born of a truncated woman: her head severed...

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms...

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms...

Erotica is simply high-class pornography; better produced, better conceived, better executed, better packaged, designed for...

Erotica is simply high-class pornography; better produced, better conceived, better executed, better packaged, designed for...

Women's fashion is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women.

Women's fashion is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women.