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,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ 

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,! DUTIFULLY PI\S Y\NG LADY ( TO-DAY DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 POLYGAMY4 ,:5 %E SELLS H] *A/ITY 9 ! M>RIAGE M>KET1 %E IS GU>ANTE$ A LEGAL MONOPOLY4 ,?AT SATISFIES H] CONSCI5CE4 ,%E DOES NOT 9QUIRE :E!R OR NOT ! MAN IS (F]+ H] DAMAG$ GOODS4 ,9DE$1 %E HALF SUSPECTS ?AT HE HAS S[N WILD OATS 9 ! COMPANY ( O!R WOM54 ,H5CE=?1 !SE >E TO HAVE NO CLAIM ON HIM4 ,SO H] JEAL\S S5SE ( HONOR IS SATISFI$4 

,POLYGAMY1 ?\< ,BIBLICALLY SANCTION$1 DI%ONORS WOMAN1 BY MAK+ H] ! PROP]TY ( MAN4 ,IT LAYS IT D[N ?AT ONE MAN HAS ! RI<T TO [N A NUMB] ( WOM5 AS HIS LAWFUL WIVES1 & HAVE CONNECTION ) O!RS AS HIS UNLAWFUL PASSIONS DICTATE4 ,UND] POLYGAMY1 ! AIM ( EV]Y WOMAN IS TO BE A LAWFUL WIFE IF %E W\LD BE C\NT$ 0RESPECTABLE40 

,MONOGAMY1 ?\< LEGALLY E/ABLI%$1 DI%ONORS WOMAN1 BY MAK+ H] ! PROP]TY ( MAN4 ,IT LAYS IT D[N ?AT ONE MAN HAS ! RI<T TO [N ONE WOMAN AS HIS LAWFUL WIFE1 & HAVE CONNECTION ) O!RS AS HIS UNLAWFUL PASSIONS DICTATE4 ,UND] MONOGAMY1 ! AIM ( EV]Y WOMAN IS TO BE A LAWFUL WIFE IF %E W\LD BE C\NT$ 0RESPECTABLE40 

,! POSITION ( ! WIFE UND] BO? SY/EMS IS ! SAME4 ,%E PUR*ASES H] POSITION BY H] *A/ITY4 ,! *A/ITY ( ! MAN IS ANO!R MATT]4 ,A WIFE CANNOT BE DIVORC$ FROM H] HUSB& ?R\< HIS HAV+ COMMITT$ ADULT]Y ALONE4 ,!RE MU/ BE1 9 ADDITION1 ! PROV5 *>GES ( CRUELTY & DES]TION4 ,%\LD ! WIFE COMMIT ADULT]Y1 ! HUSB& CAN OBTA9 A DIVORCE1 & MONET>Y DAMAGES AGA9/ ! CORESPOND5T1 AS A SOLATIUM = HIS 9JUR$ FEEL+S4 

,WOMAN IS ! PROP]TY ( MAN4 ,9 M>RIAGE1 %E HAS NO NAME ( H] [N1 NO RI<T ( P>5TAGE4 ,ANY MAN :O1 BE+ UNM>RI$ TO A WOMAN1 ATTEMPTS TO =CE C>ESSES ON H] IS P5ALIZ$ = ASSAULT4 JUDGE & JURY HAVE DECID$1 H[EV]1 ?AT A HUSB& IS 5TITL$ TO A %[ ( HIS WIFE'S AFFECTIONS4 ,HE HAS PUR*AS$ ?AT RI<T1 & MAY ABUSE H] BODY1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 = YE>S4 

,NOT A FEW A!I/S ATTACK ! ,BIBLE = ITS POLYGAM\S TEA*+S1 ON ! GR\ND ?AT !Y DEGRADE WOMAN4 ,!Y D5\NCE ,MORMONISM = PUTT+ ! TEA*+S 9TO PRACTICE1 AS A 0HORRIBLE EXAMPLE0 TO O!R ,*RI/IAN SY/EMS4 ,( C\RSE1 !Y D5Y ?AT M>RIAGE IS A SACRAM5T ( ! *UR*4 ,TODAY1 AFT] YE>S ( /RUGGLE1 ! ,/ATE HAS BE5 COMPELL$ TO ACCEPT !IR VIEW1 ?AT M>RIAGE IS ONLY A SECUL> CONTRACT4 ,:AT GOOD HAS ?IS 0RE=M$ \TLOOK0 DONE WOMAN8 ,9 :AT WAY HAS IT AFFECT$ ! HYPOCRISY ( M>RIAGE8 

,LET NO MAN1 SAYS ! ,*UR* SACRAM5T1 PUT ASUND] ?OSE :OM ,GOD HA? JO9$ TOGE!R4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 LET ! ,GODFE>+ LAWY]S DO IT1 IF Y\ >E RI* 5\< TO PAY !M4 ,SURELY IF ,GOD EXI/S1 IT %\LD BE LEFT TO HIM TO JO9 ! *OS5 ONES TOGE!R4 ,ONLY BLASPHEMY CAN EXPECT ! PRIE/1 :O DOES NOT KN[ ,GOD'S WILL1 TO DO IT4 ,ONLY IMPIETY CAN DREAD1 ?AT1 )\T AN IDLE C]EMONY1 ,GOD CANNOT JO9 TOGE!R ?OSE :OM HE WI%ES TO HAVE UNIT$4 

,! SECUL> CONTRACT IS AS B9D+ AS ! ,*UR* SACRAM5T4 ,IT IS AS SUB/ANTIALLY DI%ONOR+ TO WOMAN4 ,IT IS EQUALLY FALSE4 ,TO4 OBJECT TO M5TION+ ,GOD'S NAME 9 ! C]EMONY1 :5 Y\ DO NOT OBJECT TO ! SLAVI% COV5ANT IT 9VOLVES1 IS CANT ( ! WOR/ POSSIBLE DESCRIPTION4 ,TO DEM& SECUL> 9/EAD ( ECCLESIA/ICAL M>RIAGE1 :5 VIRTUE DEM&S ! ABOLITION ( ALL M>RIAGE1 IS HUMBUG4 ,M>RIAGE GAVE A ,*RI/IAN PREA*] ! P[] TO DEPRIVE ,ANNIE ,BESANT ( H] *ILDR54 ,HAD %E BE5 UNM>RI$1 %E W\LD HAVE [N$ BO? H]SELF & H] *ILDR54 ,AS IT WAS %E WAS HIS PROP]TY1 & H] *ILDR5 BELONG$ TO HIM4 ,IT WAS NOT ECCLESIA/ICAL M>RIAGE ?AT DID ?IS1 AS DI/9CT FROM SECUL> M>RIAGE1 BUT M>RIAGE-! LEGALIZ$ SEX RELATION%IP4 ,YET ,ANNIE ,BESANT1 9 AN ELOQU5T PAMPHLET ON 0,M>RIAGE3 ,AS IT ,WAS1 ,AS IT ,IS1 & ,AS IT ,%\LD ,BE10 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#h#h#b1 PLEAD$ = A WRITT5 CONTRACT BETWE5 ! P>TIES TO A M>RIAGE UNION4 

,ANNIE ,BESANT URGES M>RIAGE RE=M1 & SIMPLE DIVORCE ON ! GR\NDS ( 9COMPATIBILITY4 ,SIMPLE DIVORCE IS M]ELY A LEGALIZ$ =M ( PURE & SIMPLE MAT+ 9 ! T]MS ( FREE LOVE1 = IT IS M>RIAGE & SEP>ATION AT WILL4 ,ONLY ! MAT+ & SEP>AT+ >E REGI/]$4 ,?IS TIMID1 9COMPLETE1 & HYPOCRITICAL APPROA* TO ! SOLUTION ( ! PROBLEM IS ! LA/ HOPELESS GE/URE ( PROP]TY SOCIETY4 ,! NE$ = DIVORCE MEANS ?AT MONOGAMY IS NO MORE SATISFACTORY TO MANK9D ?AN POLYGAMY4 ,ACTUALLY1 DIFF]5T MAT+ SY/EMS %\LD EXI/ SIDE BY SIDE 9 A SANE & CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY4 

,IT IS ! WOMAN'S PLACE TO TAKE C>E ( ! *ILDR54 ,%E MU/ BE> UNWANT$ *ILDR51 & C>E = !M AMID MU* MIS]Y4 ,IF %E NEGLECTS ?IS DUTY1 %E IS S5T TO PRISON1 & H] *ILDR5 TO ! WORKH\SE4 ,H] HUSB& CAN PLEAD ?AT HE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE = HIS WIFE'S NEGLECT4 ,WOMAN SUFF]S ALL ! P5ALTIES ( A P>5T4 ,%E 5JOYS NONE ( ! RI<TS4 

,UND] A PROMISE OI M>RIAGE1 A Y\NG WOMAN CONS5TS TO COHABIT ) ! MAN TO :OM %E HAS BE5 5GAG$ = A NUMB] ( YE>S4 ,HE FAILS TO MAKE GOOD1 & ! VICTIM ( HIS LU/ BECOMES A SOCIAL \TCA/ AT A MOM5T :5 %E NE$S MO/ FRI5D%IP4 ,NO ONE [NS H] OR H] (FSPR+4 ,W]E !RE NO M>RIAGE LAWS1 SU* CALL\S \TRAGE W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE4 

,DISS5T+ CANT VIEWS H] AS AN 0UN=TUNATE40 ,IT IS WRONG4 ,MORAL CONV5TIONALISM FOLL[S SUIT4 ,IT IS WRONG4 ,! SECUL> M>RIAGE HAS NO MEAN+ IF IT IS NOT DE/9$ TO S]VE ! SAME 5D4 ,IT IS AS HYPOCRITICAL AS ! ECCLESIA/ICAL SACRAM5T4 

,IF WOMAN DID NOT LOSE H] ID5TITY :5 %E M>RI$1 NO ONE@>@> C\LD OBJECT TO H] BE>+ *ILDR5 9 H] [N RI<T4 ,IF %E [N$ H] BODY 9 M>RIAGE1 !RE W\LD BE NO %AME ATTA*$ TO [N+ IT \T ( M>RIAGE4 

,BUT IF WOMAN [N$ H] BODY1 ! M>RIAGE PR(ESSION W\LD BE GONE4 ,!RE W\LD BE NO H>LOTS TO SELL !IR BODIES = A NI<T4 ,!RE W\LD BE NO RESPECTABLE WOM5 TO SELL !IR BODIES = LIFE4 ,*ILDR5 C\LD NOT BE LA-BELL$ BA/>DS = A FICTITI\S (F5SE1 & WOM5 W\LD BE BETRAY$ NO MORE4 ,RAPE W\LD DISAPPE>1 -BO? BY CONTRACT1 & )\T IT4 

,M5 & WOM5 W\LD NOT COMMIT ADULT]Y & PRACTICE DES]TION TO ESCAPE A W$D$ PRO/ITUTION ?AT DID NOT EXI/4 ,IRRATIONAL PROMISES W\LD NOT -BE T]M9AT$ BY UNNECESS>Y DIVORCES4 ,PAP]S W\LD NOT C>RY NOTICES ( M5 & WOM5'S 9T5TIONS TO SLEEP TOGE!R4 ,!Y W\LD NOT ANN\NCE ! AB&ONM5T ( ! PRACTICE1 OR RECORD REASONS = *ANG+ P>TN]S4 

,WOM5'S BOA/ ( M>RIAGE RESPECTABILITY IS MAN'S EXHIBITION ( HIS DI%ONOR4 ,IT ! FA!R1 SON1 HUSB&1 & SWEE!>T1 DID NOT \TRAGE SOME WOM51 O!R WOM5 W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO AV[ !IR HONORABLE UNIONS4 ,M>RIAGE BRIBES SOME WOM5 & DEGRADES O!RS1 ?AT MAN MAY P>ADE HIS SEX 9FAMY4 

,HUMAN NATURE IS %AM$ & DI%ONOR$ NOT BY ?IS OR ?AT C]EMONY ( M>RIAGE4 ,IT IS \TRAG$ BY ! 9/ITUTION ITSELF4 ,! MORAL ( WELL-BE+ ( MANK9D DEM&S ! ABOLITION ( M>RIAGE4 ,WOMAN MU/ [N H] [N BODY4 ,%E MU/ *OOSE ! FA!R OR FA!RS ( H] *ILDR54 ,IF NAME !Y MU/ HAVE1 ?AT NAME %\LD BE H]S4 ,ONLY ?IS MEANS NOT RE=M BUT REVOLUTION4 

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