"They are sexus sequior, the inferiorsecond sex in every respect: one should be indulgent toward their weaknesses, but to paythem honour is ridiculous beyond measure and demeans us even in their eyes.When nature divided the human race into two parts, she did not cut it exactly through themiddle! The difference between the positive and negative poles, according to polarity, isnot merely qualitative but also quantitative. And it was in this light that the ancients andpeople of the East regarded woman; they recognised her true position better than we, withour old French ideas of gallantry and absurd veneration, that highest product ofChristian–Teutonic stupidity. These ideas have only served to make them arrogant andimperious, to such an extent as to remind one at times of the holy apes in Benares, who,in the consciousness of their holiness and inviolability, think they can do anything andeverything they please."ουδέν σχόλιον...