When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of… — Simone de Beauvoir
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
In the original French
C’est au contraire quand sera aboli l’esclavage d’une moitié de l’humanité et tout le système d’hypocrisie qu’il implique que la « section » de l’humanité révélera son authentique signification et que le couple humain trouvera sa vraie figure.
The Second Sex · 1949
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De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.
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De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 2, Gallimard, 1949.
