It is said that slavery has disappeared from European civilisation. This is a mistake. It still exists: but it weighs now only upon woman, and it is called prostitution.[On dit que l’esclavage a disparu de la civilisation européenne. C’est une erreur. Il existe toujours, mais il ne pèse plus que sur la femme, et il s’appelle prostitution.]
Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1862), Volume I. Fantine, Book V. The Descent, Chapter XI. Christus nos Liberavit, Page 157
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