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Dorothy L. Sayers Quotes

My husband would do anything for me ...' It's degrading. No human being ought to have such power over another."It's a very real power, Harriet."Then ... we won't use it. If we disagree, we'll fight it out like gentlemen. We won't stand for matrimonial blackmail.

Dorothy L. Sayers

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