Marriage as an institution developed from rape

“Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership.”

— Andrea Dworkin

Author: Andrea Dworkin
Category: marriage
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