Quote by Virginia Woolf

If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country, let it be understood soberly and rationally between us that you are fighting to gratify a sex instinct which I cannot share; to procure benefits where I have not shared and probably will not share.

If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country,

Summary

This quote highlights the frustration of someone who disagrees with the idea of fighting in the name of protectiveness or patriotism. The speaker asserts that if someone insists on defending them or their country, it should be acknowledged that such acts are driven by a sexual instinct or self-interest that the speaker does not comprehend or support. They imply that they do not wish to be implicated in or benefit from a conflict they do not personally endorse or believe in.

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