He knew he wouldn't be the first, but somehow, the very idea of saying it tainted the ideals he strove for: that in this free country, there was this regard in which women couldn't pursue happiness the same way as the men; that there was this possibility, still unchecked after two centuries, which somehow reduced their other humanitarian accomplishments.
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Date: 2006-08-11 11:36 pm (UTC)That. Is. Beautiful.