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It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

Source:Voltaire's Notebooks (1735-50)
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  • Name: Voltaire
  • Profession: Writer, Philosopher
  • Born: November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
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