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I have spent 20 years writing these books. Had I wanted to say men are beasts and scream, that takes 30 seconds.

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Andrea Dworkin
Age: 58 †
Born: 1946
Born: September 26
Died: 2005
Died: April 9
Essayist
Feminist
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Camden
New Jersey
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Feminism requires precisely what patriarchy destroys in women: unimpeachable bravery in confronting male power
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The annihilation of a woman's personality, individuality, will, character, is prerequisite to male sexuality.
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