All morality relative to the relations of the sexes is founded on this principle: that a woman once
obtained belongs to the man, that she is his property like his horse or
his weapons. And this having ceased to be true, absurdities result from
it, such as the marriage or contract of sale of a woman to a man, with clauses restricting the right of ownership introduced as a consequence
of the gradual diminution of the claims of the possessor.
所有关于两性关系的道德标准都建立在这样的原则上：一个女人一旦属于一个男人，她就会像马或者武器一样成为他的财产。但这一原则现在已不再适用，这产生了很多荒谬的结果，比如，由于所有人权利的不断减少，女人和男人的联姻或者说男人和女人达成买卖的协议应运产生了限制所有权的条款。