Thou sayest, ‘the moment woman begins to feel the promptings of ambition, or the thirst for power, her ægis of defence is gone.’ Can man, then, retain his ægis when he indulges these guilty passions?
Grimké argues that ambition and the desire for power should not diminish a man's dignity, challenging gendered double standards.
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