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The emancipation of women is practically the greatest egoistic movement of the nineteenth century, and the most intense affirmation of the right of the self that history has yet seen.

The emancipation of women is practically the greatest egoist

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This quote highlights the significance of the women's emancipation movement in the 19th century, describing it as a highly egoistic movement for women's freedom. It suggests that it was a powerful assertion of women's right to their own self-determination and autonomy, surpassing any previous instances of such affirmations in history. The quote acknowledges the pivotal role of the women's emancipation movement in the fight for gender equality and the empowering impact it had on women's lives and rights.

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