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I have only referred to it by chance, as an illustration of the folly of using cant phrases. Never _pretend_ to be clever in any way; be natural and easy, with that trained ease which is the highest attribute of breeding. I HAVE ONLY REFERRED TO IT BY CHANCE AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE FOLLY OF USING CANT PHRASES NEVER PRETEND TO BE CLEVER IN ANY WAY BE NATURAL AND EASY WITH THAT TRAINED EASE WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ATTRIBUTE OF BREEDING
s,” because they are doing specified work for food and wages--they have made a bargain. All human beings have “rights” between themselves when they make an agreement of exchange. But man--just man in the abstract--can have no “rights” at all, for with whom did he make a bargain? From whom can he claim them? So, when you hear people using this phrase, you may know that they are talking balderdash and have not thought about the matter. Woman has no “rights” either. The whole aspect of these things for woman is largely a question of geography, climate, and custom. One might say the only natural “right” a woman appears to have is to become a mother, because this seems to be her obvious mission in the scheme of things. But the necessities of civilization and the laws of her country have, above all things, restricted for her this privilege, except under certain given circumstances laid down by law. So you see, Caroline, when you come to analyze this phrase of “rights” it all falls to pieces!  HAVE ANY RIGHTS SERVANTS HAVE RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING SPECIFIED WORK FOR FOOD AND WAGES THEY HAVE MADE A BARGAIN ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE RIGHTS BETWEEN THEMSELVES WHEN THEY MAKE AN AGREEMENT OF EXCHANGE BUT MAN JUST MAN IN THE ABSTRACT CAN HAVE NO RIGHTS AT ALL FOR WITH WHOM DID HE MAKE A BARGAIN FROM WHOM CAN HE CLAIM THEM SO WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE USING THIS PHRASE YOU MAY KNOW THAT THEY ARE TALKING BORDERDASH AND HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THE MATTER WOMAN HAS NO RIGHTS EITHER THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THESE THINGS FOR WOMAN IS LARGELY A QUESTION OF GEOGRAPHY CLIMATE AND CUSTOM ONE MIGHT SAY THE ONLY NATURAL RIGHT A WOMAN APPEARS TO HAVE IS TO BECOME A MOTHER BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE HER OBVIOUS MISSION IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS BUT THE NECESSITIES OF CIVILIZATION AND THE LAWS OF HER COUNTRY HAVE ABOVE ALL THINGS RESTRICTED FOR HER THIS PRIVILEGE EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES LAID DOWN BY LAW SO YOU SEE CAROLINE WHEN YOU COME TO ANALYZE THIS PHRASE OF RIGHTS IT ALL FALLS TO PIECES
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