I would rather, much rather, be illegitimate according to the statutes of men, than illegitimate according to the unchanging law of Nature. (Voltairine de Cleyre)

I would rather, much rather, be illegitimate according to the statutes of men, than illegitimate according to the unchanging law of Nature.

Voltairine de Cleyre

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