In bitter criticism of the prevalent domination of women, he said, ‘ All mankind rules its women, [p. 179] and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.’ 1
1 See the note on Moralia, 185 D (10), supra.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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