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We are not left entirely to conjecture as to the effect of female influence on home life when it is exerted under these unenlightened and demoralizing conditions. That is plainly an element _lying at the root of all the most important features that differentiate progress from stagnation_.[75] [Sidenote: Deteriorating influence of relations established between the sexes.] Such are the institutions which gnaw at the root of Islam and prevent the growth of freedom and civilization. WE ARE NOT LEFT ENTIRELY TO CONJECTURE AS TO THE EFFECT OF FEMALE INFLUENCE ON HOME LIFE WHEN IT IS EXERTED UNDER THESE UNENLIGHTENED AND DEMORALIZING CONDITIONS THAT IS PLAINLY AN ELEMENT LYING AT THE ROOT OF ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES THAT DEFENSEATE PROGRESS FROM STAGNATION SUCH ARE THE INSTITUTIONS WHICH GLOW AT THE ROOT OF HIS LAMP AND PREVENT THE GROWTH OF FREEDOM AND CIVILIZATION
d is to be honorable. Spoil the wife of sanctity and for the man the sanctities of life have perished. And so it has been with Islam. It has reformed and lifted savage tribes; it has depraved and barbarized civilized nations. At the root of its fairest culture a worm has ever lived that has caused its blossoms soon to wither and die. Were Mohammed the hope of man, then his state were hopeless; before him could only be retrogression, tyranny, and despair."[74] [Sidenote: Demoralizing influence of servile concubinage.] Still worse is the influence of servile concubinage. The following is the evidence of a shrewd and able observer in the East: All zenana life must be bad for men at all stages of their existence.... In youth it must be ruin to be petted and spoiled by a company of submissive slave-girls. In manhood it is no less an evil that when a man enters into private life his affections should be put up to auction among foolish, fond competitors full of mutual jealousies and slanders. VES THE WHOLE IS CERTAIN TO DEPRAVE HUMANITY MOTHERHOOD IS TO BE SACRED IF MANHOOD IS TO BE HONORABLE SPOIL THE WIFE OF SANCTITY AND FOR THE MAN THE SANCTITIES OF LIFE HAVE PERISHED AND SO IT HAS BEEN WITH THIS LAMP IT HAS RE FORMED AND LIFTED SAVAGE TRIFES IT HAS DEPRAVED AND BARBAROUS CIVILIZED NATIONS AT THE ROOT OF ITS FATEST CULTURE A WORM HAS EVER LIVED THAT HAS CAUSED ITS BLOSSOM SOON TO WITHER AND DIE BUT MOHAMMED THE HOPE OF MAN THEN HIS STATE WERE HOPELESS BEFORE HIM COULD ONLY BE RETROGRESSION TYRANNY AND DESPAIR STILL WORSE IS THE INFLUENCE OF SERVILE CONCUBINE AGE THE FOLLOWING IS THE EVIDENCE OF A SHREWD AND ABLE OBSERVER IN THE EAST ALL ZENANA LIFE MUST BE BAD FOR MEN AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR EXISTENCE IN YOUTH IT MUST BE RUINED TO BE PETTED AND SPOILED BY A COMPANY OF SUBMISSIVE SLAVE GIRLS IN MANHOOD IT IS NO LESS AN EVIL THAT WHEN A MAN ENTERS INTO PRIVATE LIFE HIS AFFECTIONS SHOULD BE PUT UP TO AUCTION AMONG FOOLISH FOND COMPATERS FULL OF MUTUAL JEALOUSIES AND SLANDERS
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