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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes: The empire of woman is an empire of softness, of address, of complacency. Her commands are caresses, her menaces are tears.
         

The empire of woman is an empire of softness, of address, of complacency. Her commands are caresses, her menaces are tears.


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This page presents the quote "The empire of woman is an empire of softness, of address, of complacency. Her commands are caresses, her menaces are tears.". Author of this quote is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This quote is about softness, women, addresses, tears, complacency,.