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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Joseph de Maistre
Born: April 1, 1753
Died: February 26, 1821 (aged 67)
Bio: Joseph-Marie, comte de Maistre was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat. He defended hierarchical societies and a monarchical State in the period immediately following the French Revolution.
Known for:
- Considerations on France
- Considérations sur la France (1797)
- Against Rousseau
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