The safety of women consists in one circumstance: Men do no… - William Maginn

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The safety of women consists in one circumstance: Men do not possess at the same time the knowledge of thirty-five and the blood of seventeen.

William Maginn

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William Maginn (10 July 1794 – 21 August 1842) was an Irish journalist and writer.

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The safety of women consists in one circumstance: Men do not possess at the same time the knowledge of thirty-five and the blood of seventeen. - William Maginn

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