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> [If women take their bodies seriously and ideally we should then its full expression, in terms of pleasure, maternity, and physical strength, seems to fare better when women control the means of production and reproduction. From this point of view,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-chesler/if-women-take-their-bodies-seriously-and-ideally-we-should-then-its/)

[Phyllis Chesler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-chesler/)

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> [The enemy of feminism isn’t men. It’s patriarchy, and patriarchy is not men. It is a system, and women can support the system of patriarchy just as men can support the fight for gender equality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-musk/the-enemy-of-feminism-isn-t-men-it-s-patriarchy-and-patriarchy-is-not/)

[Justine Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-musk/)

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