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Women have not yet realized this, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. —Veronica Franco 1546-1591",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[119],{"id":120,"tag":121},4476220,{"id":122,"tag_name":123},3834,"fighting",{"id":125,"quote_text":126,"author_id":5,"source_id":65,"has_image":58,"author":127,"source":128,"quote_tag":129,"commentary":50},1480856,"I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":131,"quote_text":132,"author_id":5,"source_id":65,"has_image":58,"author":133,"source":134,"quote_tag":135,"commentary":50},1480845,"Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[136],{"id":137,"tag":138},4476205,{"id":139,"tag_name":140},138108,"amongst",{"id":142,"quote_text":143,"author_id":5,"source_id":144,"has_image":58,"author":145,"source":146,"quote_tag":147,"commentary":50},297055,"My happiness is measured in Inches, 2, 4, 6, 8, .... 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